The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Vietnam. 1967. Two baskets being lifted in traditional Vietnamese fashion on a pole slung over the shoulder by Corporal Ron Sheringham of Sans Souci, NSW, a soldier of 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR). They weigh 150lbs. The smiling Vietnamese girl on the left thinks nothing of carrying them several miles to market along a road near the Australian Task Force base.
Vietnam. 1967. Private Ron Shoebridge of Liverpool, NSW, a medic with A Company, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), gives medical aid to the arm of a small Vietnamese child. (Similar
Vietnam. 1967. Whenever Australian troops enter a Vietnamese village, one of their first moves is to administer medical aid to the people, many of whom have never seen a doctor. Corporal Ron Nichols o
Vietnam. 1967. A patrol from 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), approaches a group of villagers by the river with their market produce in baskets. The troops were on a shakedown oper
Vietnam. 1967. Private Warren Power of Little Hampton, SA, a soldier of Delta (D) Company of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), is ready for split second action as his company mo
Vietnam. 1967. Private Max Dawson of Kilburn, SA, has more than one good reason for smiling. A driver with 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), he is on his way home after serving 12 m
Phuoc Hai, Vietnam. 1967-09. A young Vietnamese girl helps to clean and prepare fish for the market by laying it out on racks of wood.
