The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A patrol from 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), outside Chinh Duc village during a search and destroy operation, Operation Life. The patrol, engaged in clearing the Viet Cong controlled village, was supported by armoured personnel carriers from a detachment of the 4th/19th Prince of Wales Light Horse. Identified personnel Corporal Pat Kendrigan, medic (right).
CHINH DUC, VIETNAM. 1965. TROOPS FROM THE 1ST BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT (1RAR) BESIDE THE DEAD BODY OF A VIET CONG MEMBER DURING A SEARCH AND DESTROY OPERATION IN THE VILLAGE.
Chinh Duc, Vietnam. 1965. A soldier from 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), looks at the body of a dead Viet Cong member lying outside a village building during a search and destroy
Corporal Brian Collett of Manjimup, WA, leads a patrol of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), through a clearing near Chinh Duc village during Operation Life against the Viet Cong
Pause for a hurried field conference in a clearing, as troops of C Company, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), prepare to sweep through the Viet Cong controlled village of Chinh Duc.
CHINH DUC, VIETNAM. 1965. TROOPS FROM THE 1ST BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT (1RAR), DRAG FROM A HOUSE THE DEAD BODY OF A VIET CONG SOLDIER DURING A SEARCH AND DESTROY OPERATION. THE DEAD MA
Diggers of 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), fill in a trench dug across a road by the Viet Cong after clearing a village during a search and destroy operation.
