The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1967-10. Soldiers from C Company, 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), laden with ammunition, weapons and packs, in a Chinook helicopter. The troops were on their way to the landing zone for the start of Operation Santa Fe in Phuoc Tuy Province. Left row, front to back: Unidentified (carrying an M60 machine gun); Tony Norris (carrying an SLR); Hidden; Company Signalman; Tony Scott; Unidentified (Came from Wycheproof Support Section); Unidentified; Unidentified; Unidentified. Centre row, front to back: John Searle (seated on floor with M16); Tony Fox with an SLR; Geoff Scott. Right row, front to back: Unidentified (carrying a SLR); Major Chapman (carrying an M16); Unidentified with an M60; Thomas Hunt; Charlie Hope; Graham Steele; Unidentified: Joe (Peppie) Turra; Unidentified; John Sargent.
Nui Dat, Vietnam. 1967-10. Within 36 hours of his arrival in Vietnam, Captain Tony McGee of Cambridge, Tas, was on his way into battle against the Viet Cong. Captain McGee, second in command of D Comp
Nui Dat, Vietnam. 1967-10. Troops from 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), preparing to file into Chinook helicopters (not in view) for the beginning of Operation Santa Fe in Phuoc Tu
Nui Dat, Vietnam. 1967-10. Troops from 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), moving toward Chinook helicopters (not in view) for the beginning of Operation Santa Fe in Phuoc Tuy Provinc
Vietnam. 1967-11. Warrant Officer Ted Lewis of Wahroonga, NSW, uses a map to point out a likely Viet Cong hiding place to Lieutenant John Paget of Canberra, ACT, during Operation Santa Fe. Both are me
Vietnam. 1967-11. Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Daly, Chief of the General Staff, inspects a 105mm Howitzer artillery shell held by Bombardier John Fongkee of Penshurst, NSW. Lieutenant-General Daly v
VIETNAM. 1967-10. TROOPS OF THE 7TH BATTALION, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT (7RAR), WASTE NO TIME IN MOVING AWAY FROM A CHINOOK HELICOPTER WHICH HAS JUST DROPPED THEM IN THE LANDING ZONE FOR THE START OF
