The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Vietnam. 1966-02. Weary and dust-covered after a week of operations in the Ben Cat area north of Bien Hoa, members of 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), climb down from an Army semi-trailer in the Battalion lines at Bien Hoa. Left to right: Private (Pte) Rick Jeffrey of Traralgon, Vic; Pte Graham Lobb (with M60 machine gun) of Reservoir, Vic; Pte Lindsay Dalton of Riverstone, NSW. The soldiers had been taking part in Operation Rollingstone with elements of the US 1st Infantry Division.
Vietnam. 1966-03. Putting his feet up is Private (Pte) Al Thirkell of Newcastle, NSW, while his friend, Pte Graham Lobb of Reservoir, Vic, watches for the order to move out on patrol. The soldiers of
Caked with dust after returning from Operation Rollingstone in the back of a truck, Private Chris Newlyn of Greenacre, NSW, had his own idea of sheer pleasure when he arrived at the 1st Battalion, The
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. 1966-03-11. Finger talk signals plan of action as Private (Pte) Graham Lobb of Reservoir, Vic, sends back a visual message to other members of an Australian patrol in the jungles of War Zone
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 1
