The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1969-05. Ever alert for the enemy Private (Pte) Kevin Dwyer of Moree, NSW (left) with field dressing wrapped around the butt of his rifle, and Pte Vivian Rooks of Beaudesert, Qld, on patrol. Kevin is a fork-lift operator, and Vivian a driver at the 1st Australian Task Force Maintenance Area. On short notice they are required to carry out security patrols of the 1ATF's perimeter, a task normally reserved for the infantry.
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1969-05. The unit clerk, Private Frank Scoglio of Weribee, Vic (left) with field dressing wrapped around the butt of his rifle, and Private George Theckston of Dandenong, Vic,
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1969-05. The section commander of this patrol made up of storemen, drivers, and clerks from the 1st Australian Task Force Maintenance Area is Corporal (Cpl) John Ford of Sheppa
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1969-03-30. Private David Guthrie of Perth, WA (in foreground), and three other soldiers from the 1st Australian Reinforcement Unit, clean their SLR rifles before practice firi
