The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Vietnam. 1966-02-20. Private (Pte) Brian Tomkinson of Grovely, Brisbane, Qld, rigs a sapling stretcher in his hootchie during Operation Rollingstone near Ben Cat, South Vietnam. Pte Tomkinson of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), was with a force guarding an American road-building project against Viet Cong attack.
Vietnam. 1966-02-20. Wide-awake look from Private (Pte) Jock Richards of Scarborough, Perth, WA, as he guards an Australian encampment during Operation Rollingstone in Viet Cong country near Ben Cat,
Vietnam. 1966-02-20. Wary look from Sergeant (Sgt) Gus Sant of Sydney, NSW, as he examines a hand grenade captured from a Viet Cong suspect during Operation Rollingstone near Ben Cat. Sgt Sant, an Arm
Vietnam. 1966-03-18. Australian soldiers examine anti-tank missiles captured from the Viet Cong during Operation Rolling Stone in the Ben Cat area. A home-made Bangalore torpedo made from hollow bambo
Vietnam. 1966-02-09. Warrant Officer (WO) Tom Wahlin, bandmaster of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), moves through a shell-blasted banana plantation at Phuoc Loc, during a sear
Vietnam. 1966-02. Private (Pte) Adrian Tesler of Fairfield, Sydney, NSW, digs a weapon pit at a jungle encampment during Operation Roundhouse, a search-and-destroy mission by Australian troops against
Vietnam. 1966-02-09. Private (Pte) Laurie Wood of Canowindra, NSW, sits under cover as he lunches from a ration tin during Operation Roundhouse, a search-and-destroy mission against the Viet Cong in W
