The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
South Vietnam. 1968-04. Discussing the day's operations for a bulldozer land clearing team with the Australian Task Force in Vietnam are the officer in charge of the team, Captain Brian Wadie of Canberra, ACT (right), and armoured personnel carrier (APC) commander, Sergeant Dave Brooks of Box Hill, Vic. The team was engaged in a phase of Operation Cooktown Orchid which involved the clearing of areas in the foothills of the Long Hai mountains to prevent Viet Cong moving from the mountains into the populated areas of Phuoc Tuy Province. Note both men are wearing head phones.
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-04. South Vietnam. 1968-04. An armoured personnel carrier (APC) of A Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, swings into support base Gloria located at the foothills of
South Vietnam. 1968-04. Platoon Commander Lieutenant John George of Salsbury North, SA (centre), briefs two of his section commanders, Lance Corporals John Brander of Mount Kokeby, WA (left), and Wayn
South Vietnam. 1968-04. Corporal Merv Wilson of Seymour, Vic, directing bulldozers at the start of a day's clearing operations. The bulldozers, operated by Australian and US Army engineers, were engag
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-04. Troops of C Company of 2RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment and a component from the 1st Battalion,
South Vietnam. 1968-04. Sapper Jim Trower of Pooraka, SA, inspects a Vietnamese wooden carving found by members of 2RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-04. A hot meal in the field is about to be enjoyed by Lance Corporal Charlie Howe of Tweed Heads, NSW, a member of 2RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion compris
