The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
In the Binh Ba village freed from years of Communist domination by the Australian Army, Captain Ron Slade of Brisbane, Qld (left), confers with the village Roman Catholic priest, Father Joseph Cong. Acting as interpreter in the French language is Private Ron Simpson of Melbourne, Vic. Both soldiers are of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR).
Binh Ba, Vietnam. 1966-08. Private (Pte) Fred Robertson of Abbotsford, NSW (left), and Pte Andrew Fenech of Mascot, NSW, talking to a girl in the doorway of her home after the village was freed from y
Vietnam. 1966-09-08. Trooper Tony Welsh of Reservoir, Vic, stepped inside at a rubber factory, when armoured personnel carriers halted during a routine patrol of the village. Binh Ba is now protected
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
South Vietnam. 1966-08. Viet Cong documents discovered in a house in Binh Ba village during Operation Holsworthy, are examined by Private (Pte) Bill Winkel of Mount Mee, Qld (left) and Pte Brian Tickn
BINH BA, VIETNAM. 1966-08. A SMILE FROM TWO VIETNAMESE GIRLS TALKING TO AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS AFTER ELEMENTS OF THE 5TH BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT (5RAR) AND 6RAR HAD CLEARED THE VIET CONG
Vietnam. 1966-08. Private Michael Morrow of Castlemaine, Vic, holds the Viet Cong flag captured by D Company of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR). The monkey was a gift from a fa
