The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Vung Tau, Vietnam. 1967-10. Two young Australian soldiers on rest and convalescence leave receive service with a smile from a Vietnamese woman serving them drinks. Private Russell Sleeman of Kingaroy, Qld and 19976 Private John "Andy" Bobongie of Mackay, Qld, are both members of 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), and were spending five days relaxation at the Australian Villa which is located close to the South China Sea. Pte Bobongie is of South Sea Islander descent.
Battle training for the 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), mortar platoon. The battalion moved into the Army's Shoalwater Bay Training Area, north of Rockhampton, Qld, in preparation
Vung Tau, Vietnam. 1967-10. The Adjutant General, Major General A. L. MacDonald (centre), chats with two soldiers of 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), at the Australian Rest and Con
Vietnam. 1967-05. Private (Pte) David Imlach of Moulamein, NSW, peering warily through swamp grass near the South China Sea while on watch for Viet Cong. Pte Imlach is a member of 7th Battalion, The R
Vietnam. 1967-05. A rice cache hut is checked by Private Justin Jordan of Glen Innes, NSW. The hut was discovered by troops of 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), on a sweep through h
Vietnam. 1967. The exterior of the Rest and Convalescence (R&C) Villa at Vung Tau.
Heads of little children appeared through the stick fence when Private (Pte) George Cossey of Richmond, Vic (left) and Pte Terry Green of Blackburn, Vic, prepared for lunch on a beach of the South Chi
