The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Vietnam. 1966-01. Support exercise for Lance Corporal Des Evans of Clearview, Adelaide, SA (left), and Private Stan Jones of Seven Hills, NSW, as they prepare to sample the Vietnamese surf with inflated rubber floats on the beach at Vung Tau. The two soldiers, who are serving with the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), were among forty troops from the Australian base at Bien Hoa who entered a new rest centre for seven days leave.
Vung Tau, South Vietnam. 1966-01. Sergeant Don McDonald (left) of Walgett, NSW, and Sapper Bruce Lauder of Coolangatta, Qld, on the beach with their boards prepare to assault the surf. They were among
Vietnam. 1966-01. Private (Pte) Harry Freeburn of Casino, NSW, carries his board from the water at a surf beach at Vung Tau. Pte Freeburn, who served with the 1st Australian Logistic Support Company a
Vietnam. 1966-01-18. Private (Pte) Dennis Edgely (left) of Eastwood, Sydney, NSW, Pte Keith Newman of North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Vic, and Pte Stan Jones of Seven Hills, Sydney, NSW, with Brisbane singe
Vietnam. 1966-01-25. Dinner is served at the new Vung Tau rest and convalescence centre for Australian troops serving in South Vietnam. A Vietnamese waitress brings a meal of steak, vegetables, salad
Vietnam. 1966-01-25. Dinner is served at the new Vung Tau rest and convalescence centre for Australian troops serving in South Vietnam. A Vietnamese waitress brings a meal of steak, vegetables, salad
Bien Hoa, Vietnam. 1966-01-19. Enthusiastic audience of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), watched Australian entertainers in action. The group, led by Australian tel
