The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Crouching in thick high grass at the edge of a Vietnamese village before it was entered by soldiers of B Company, the 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), is Private (Pte) Peter Houlahan of Merriwa, NSW. Behind him is Pte Paul Boyne of Ashgrove, Brisbane, Qld. The battalion was taking part in Operation Hobart, during which it clashed heavily with the Viet Cong.
5714001 Private Raymond Albert "Kit" Carson, B Company, 6 RAR, of Corrigin, WA, had a quick glance at a bird's nest in man-high grass during Operation Hobart, in which soldiers of the 6th Battalion, T
Break for a rations snack during Operation Hobart, in which soldiers of the 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), clashed heavily with the Viet Cong. In the foreground is Private (Pte)
Relaying his company [B Company] position to Battalion Headquarters during Operation Hobart is Major Noel Ford of Mt Morgan, Qld. With him is Lieutenant Bill Kingston of South Brisbane, Qld. Both offi
Vietnam. 1966-07-27. Private Alan Wilson of Dareton, NSW, throws aside a Viet Cong (VC) hat while destroying a VC bunker found by soldiers of the 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), d
Binh Ba, Vietnam. 1966-08. Private (Pte) Tony Whitfield of Mandurah, WA (left), and Pte Jim Calder of Rosewood, Qld, receive bananas from Vietnamese children during Operation Holsworthy. Soldiers of t
Using his bayonet to fill in a Viet Cong bunker in a rest area discovered by soldiers of the 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), during Operation Hobart, is Private Alan Wilson of Dar
