The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1968-02. Dozens of Viet Cong (VC) mines, mortar bombs and hand grenades were exploded at the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) Base by Staff Sergeant (SSgt) Brett Nolan of Tocumwal, NSW (left), an expert on enemy weapons. SSgt Nolan and Sergeant Dave Poulton of Armidale, NSW, examine a wheelbarrow of VC explosives before the detonation. Both soldiers are members of the 1st Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE).
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1968-02. Sergeant Dave Poulton of Armidale, NSW, carrying a load of enemy explosives to be detonated. Dozens of captured Viet Cong mines, mortar bombs and hand grenades were ex
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1968-02. Warrant Officer Class 1 Darryl Erickson of Gaythorne, Qld (right), carrying a load of enemy explosives to a fellow engineer at a demolition site. Dozens of captured Vi
Vung Tau, South Vietnam. 1968-04. Bare-chested Sergeant Dave Poulton of Armidale, NSW, is the first patient to use one of the new wheelchairs presented to the 1st Field Hospital by the Red Cross. With
Three members of 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), listen as orders are given during Operation Coburg. They are Corporal Jim Bateman of Bass Hill, NSW (left), a mortar fire controll
Vung Tau, South Vietnam. 1968-09-03. The Commander of the Australian Forces in Vietnam (AFV), Major General A. L. MacDonald of Canberra, ACT (left), pins the long service and good conduct medal on Sta
South Vietnam. 1968-04. The Minister for the Army, Phillip Lynch, speaking with the Officer Commanding C Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment, Major Peter Badham of Cronulla, NSW, on top of an armoured rec
