The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Vietnam. 1967. Sawing timber for the underground command post at the Horseshoe, an extinct 100ft volcano east of the 1st Australian Task Force Headquarters are, Private Wayne Carney of Dalby, Qld (left), and Private John Egan of Brighton, Vic. Both men are members of the Assault Pioneer Platoon, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR).
Vietnam. 1967. Four Assault Pioneers from the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), put finishing touches to the doorway of the Command Post built underground at the Horseshoe. It is an
Vietnam. 1967. Four Assault Pioneers from the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), put finishing touches to the doorway of the Command Post built underground at the Horseshoe. It is an
Vietnam. 1967. The brass band of 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), was brought into the Horseshoe by helicopter for a short performance. They were seated on the rim of the fortified
Vietnam. 1967. Wireless communications are vital for troops based at the Horseshoe, a strongly fortified outpost east of the 1st Australian Task Force Headquarters at Nui Dat. Looking out of the under
South Vietnam. 1967. Sappers from the 17th Construction Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE), drill for water at the Horseshoe, an extinct 100ft volcano which has been heavily fortified, east of
South Vietnam. 1967. Three sets of eyes are better than one. Left to right: Private (Pte) Roger Portlock of Tallangatta Valley, Vic; Sergeant (Sgt) Stewart Smerdon of Grovely, Qld, and Corporal (Cpl)
