The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Officers and sergeants of B Company, 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), line up on Christmas Day for food served from a field kitchen. Identified personnel: Captain Peter Arnison, Second in Charge, B Company (second right) and Company Sergeant Major, Warrant Officer 2 Harold Smith of Macquarie Fields, NSW.
Despite Christmas festivities the war is never far away as indicated by the pistol worn by Warrant Officer Harold Smith, Company Sergeant Major, B Company, 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1R
Binh Tuy Province, Vietnam. 1965-12. During a pause in operations, soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), record messages which could be heard by their families back in A
Bien Hoa, Vietnam. 1965-07. Captain Peter Arnison of Sydney, NSW, (left) and Major Ian McFarlane of Melbourne, Vic, both from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), on their return f
Major Ian McFarlane of Surrey Hills, Vic, Officer Commanding B Company, 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), serves Christmas dinner to the troops.
Vo Xu, Vietnam. 1965. Lieutenant Colonel I. R. W. Brumfield, Commanding Officer of 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), says goodbye to members of the battalion prior to his return to
Officer turned waiter for Christmas is Second Lieutenant Chris McIntyre of Malvern, Vic. The men of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), enjoyed a full Christmas menu served by the
