The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Hoa Long, Phuoc Tuy province, Vietnam. c. 1966-10. Followed by a herdsman (right), some cattle walk along a dusty street on the edge of the village of Hoa Long while members of 3 Troop, 1 Armoured Personnel Carrier (1APC) Squadron (not in view), who are acting as infantry, carry out a cordon and search operation. In the background, some cows and a two-wheeled wagon stand in and among some rural houses and shelters. The village, the closest to the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) base, was the subject of frequent searches by Australian troops. (Donor F.A. Roberts)
Hoa Long, Phuoc Tuy province, Vietnam. c. 1966-10. A Vietnamese child stands in a sandy street in the village of Hoa Long during a cordon and search operation by members of 3 Troop, 1 Armoured Personn
Carrying SLR rifles and packs on their backs, members of 3 Troop, 1 Armoured Personnel Carrier (1APC) Squadron, wait in a line at the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) base as they prepare to act as in
PART OF HOA LONG VILLAGE DURING A CORDON AND SEARCH OPERATION. CHILDREN (SOME DEPICTED NEAR THE HOUSES) AS WELL AS ADULTS SHOWED ANTIPATHY AS THIS WAS A VIET CONG STRONGHOLD.
A large tent houses the officers' and sergeants' mess of 1 Armoured Personnel Carrier (1APC) Squadron at the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) base. (Donor F.A. Roberts)
Members of B Company, 2RAR/NZ, walk in two files along a dirt road as they move southward to conduct a sweep of the village of Hoa Long. The battalion is taking part in Operation Oakleigh, a cordon an
South Vietnam. c. 1967-01. An 8-inch mobile howitzer of the 183rd US Artillery Unit on the road from Bien Hoa to Nui Dat. Nicknamed 'Long Tom', the tracked vehicle is carrying sandbags for protection
