The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Wading across the Song La-Nga river near the village of Vo Xu during Operation New Life, Private Bob Towns of Quirindi, NSW, shoulders his M60 machine gun.
Private Jim Harrap of Liverpool, NSW, leads a patrol across the Song La-Nga river near the village of Vo Xu. The patrol from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), is engaged in Oper
Emerging from the banks of the Song La-Nga river with a Viet Cong rifle and ammunition is Corporal George Newton of Barcaldin, Qld. Behind him is the Viet Cong member who led the patrol to the hiding
Crossing a river near Vo Xu village is an Australian patrol from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR). The battalion is taking part in a joint operation, Operation New Life, to clea
Guarding two blindfolded Viet Cong (VC) captured on Operation New Life are Private E. J. Somers of Surrey Hills, Vic (left) Regimental Police, and Sergeant I. J. Welsh of Newcastle, NSW, an interprete
Guarding two Viet Cong (VC) captured on Operation New Life are Private (Pte) E J Somers, regimental police (RP), 28, of Surrey Hills, Melbourne, Vic, left, and Sergeant I J Welsh, interpreter, of Newc
Bien Hoa, Vietnam. 1965. Soldiers of 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), walking along a road during a search and destroy operation at Vo Xu village.
