The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Vietnam. 1965-10. Warrant Officer 1 Ernest (Ossie) Ostara of Abbotsford, Sydney, NSW, is congratulated after receiving his Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) by Major General Tran Ngoc Tam, Chairman of the International Military Assistance Working Committee.
Vietnam. 1965-10. Warrant Officer 1 Ernest (Ossie) Ostara of Abbotsford, Sydney, NSW, is congratulated by Mr David Anderson, the Australian Ambassador to Vietnam, after he received a medal for Disting
Vietnam. 1965-10. Warrant Officer 1 Ernest (Ossie) Ostara of Abbotsford, Sydney, NSW, receives his Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) from Mr David Anderson, the Australian Ambassador to Vietnam.
Vietnam. 1965-10. Portrait of Warrant Officer 1 Ernest (Ossie) Ostara DCM, of Abbotsford, Sydney, NSW.
Major General Kenneth Mackay (left), Commander, Australian Force Vietnam, and Major (Maj) Bob Joshua of Bexley, NSW (centre), discuss campaign medals with Lieutenant General Tran Ngoc Tam, Chairman of
South Vietnam. 1966-04-19. Major General Kenneth MacKay, Commander, Australian Force Vietnam (AFV) (left) with Lieutenant General Than Ngoc Tam, Chairman of the Free World Military Assistance Working
Three Australian officers were the first Australians to receive the Vietnamese combat medal, approved for presentation to all Allied servicemen who serve more than six months in Vietnam. Left to right
