The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Vietnam. 1967-08. The Commander, 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), Lieutenant Colonel Eric Smith of Mount Eliza, Vic (right), checks a battle map noting new Viet Cong locations pinpointed by the Second-in-Command Major David Drabsch. The Viet Cong positions were located by Major Drabsch while on helicopter flights during Operation Ballarat.
Vietnam. 1967-08. Lieutenant Colonel Eric Smith of Mt Eliza, Vic (left), Commander of 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), checks the battle map with his Operations Officer Major Don A
Vietnam. 1967. Portrait of the Commanding Officer, 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), Lieutenant Colonel Eric Smith of Mount Eliza, Vic.
Vietnam. 1967-11. Lieutenant Colonel Eric Smith of Mt Eliza, Vic, Commander of 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), receives information, by field telephone, from patrols after they ha
Vietnam. 1967-10. Sergeant Tom (Paddy) Craig of Puckapunyal, Vic (right), gets a final briefing from the Commanding Officer of 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), Lieutenant Colonel E
Nui Dat, Vietnam. 1967. Surveying a map on the tactical situation during Operation Puckapunyal are Major G. Chapman (left), and Lieutenant-Colonel Eric Smith, Commander 7th Battalion, The Royal Austra
Vietnam. 1967. The Commanding Officer 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), Lieutenant Colonel Eric Smith of Mount Eliza, Vic (left), hands the keys of a new vehicle over to the 7RAR ba
