The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Vung Tau, South Vietnam. 1969-05-19. Soldiers of the 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), arrive in the troopship HMAS Sydney for the Battalion's second tour. Disembarking, carrying their bags down the gangway to an awaiting landing craft are Private (Pte) Pio Martin of Nundah, Qld (lower) and Pte Robert Ridgeway of Croydon Park, SA. The Battalion are relieving 4RAR which has completed its one year tour, and will be based at Nui Dat with the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF).
Vung Tau, South Vietnam. 1969-05. Soldiers of the 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), arrive for their second tour on the troopship HMAS Sydney. Disembarking down the gangway to a lan
Vung Tau, South Vietnam. 1969-05-19. Ahead of these two soldiers from the 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), is a year's tour of duty. Private (Pte) Ian Rodgers of Ipswich, Qld (lowe
Vung Tau, South Vietnam. 1969. Troops disembarking off troopship carrier HMAS Sydney down the gangway, carrying their bags, to board a landing craft.
VUNG TAU, SOUTH VIETNAM. 1969-05-19. FRESH FROM AUSTRALIA, SOLDIERS OF 6TH BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT (6RAR), WAIT FOR THEIR LANDING CRAFT TO PULL AWAY FROM THE TROOPSHIP HMAS SYDNEY. TH
Vung Tau, South Vietnam. 1969-05-19. For Lieutenant Colonel David Butler (left), Commanding Officer (CO) of the 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), it was hello to South Vietnam, but
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1969-05-19. Soldiers from 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), familiarise themselves with the armoured personnel carriers (APCs) of B Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Reg
