The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
South Vietnam. 1967-11. Taking notes during Operation Santa Fe is Captain Robert Skelton of Beresfield, NSW (left), who was also a journalist with a Newcastle newspaper. With him is Sapper Bernie Crooks, 21, of Waratah, NSW, and 1st Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engineer (RAE). Captain Skelton is a member of the Army Public Relations team with the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) in Phuoc Tuy Province.
Vietnam. 1967-11. Brigadier Ron Hughes of Stafford Heights, Qld (left), Commander of the 1st Australian Task Force in Phuoc Tuy Province, and Staff Officer, Major Jim Furner of Mosman, NSW, check Viet
Vietnam. 1967-11. Brigadier Ron Hughes of Stafford Heights, Qld (left), Commander of the 1st Australian Task Force in Phuoc Tuy Province, and Staff Officer, Major Jim Furner of Mosman, NSW, check Viet
Vietnam. 1967-11. Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Daly (right) speaks with US Army Captain Jean Kendeigh of Oklahoma, USA (left), during Operation Santa Fe in the north-east
Vietnam. 1967-11. Preparing a sandbagged wall are Gunners Keith Rucker of Kingsford, NSW (left), and David King of Riverdale, WA, both of 108th Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery (RAA), which w
Vietnam. 1967-11. Sergeant Sam Giacomantonio of New Farm, Qld (left), and Private Graham Docksey of Gosford, NSW, check Viet Cong documents found in an earthenware jar during Operation Santa Fe. The j
Vietnam. 1967-11. Private John Guy of Bowen, Qld, records the find of Viet Cong documents during Operation Santa Fe to 7th Battalion Headquarters. The documents were left behind in a buried earthenwar
