The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
South Vietnam. 1968-01. Probing the entrance of a Viet Cong tunnel complex is Sergeant Tom Birnie of Stafford Heights, Qld (left), while Private Stan Jaruga of Geelong, Vic, stands by. The complex was found by members of 2RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment and a component from the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment), who were engaged on Operation Duntroon north-west of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) Base at Nui Dat. Sgt Birnie served in Vietnam for a second time with 2RAR in 1970-71 and was accidentally shot by a sentry while re-entering his own platoon area after a reconnaissance patrol. He died of wounds at 1 Australian Field Hospital on 25 March 1971. (Black and white version held as P1621.001)
Bien Hoa, South Vietnam. January 1968. Sergeant (Sgt) Tom Birnie (right), Platoon Sergeant of 4 Platoon, D Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR) and an unidentified soldier on p
South Vietnam. 1968-01. Standing in a weapon pit while on guard duty during Operation Duntroon is Private Peter Beohm of Lane Cove, NSW. Private Beohm is a member of 2RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battal
South Vietnam. 1968-01. The Officer Commanding the 1st Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE), Major John Kemp of Enoggera, Qld (right), hands his compass to Sapper Barry O'Rouke of Rye, Vic
South Vietnam. 1968-01. Private David Whitehouse of Hobart, Tas, refills his water bottles from a jungle stream during Operation Duntroon. The 2RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 2nd Batt
Hoa Long, South Vietnam. 1968-02. Private Don Campbell of Wingham, NSW, a member of 2RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment and a component from t
Bien Hoa, South Vietnam, January 1968. Sergeant Tom Birnie, Platoon Sergeant of 4 Platoon D Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR) and an unidentified soldier on patrol in typica
