The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 him are Red Cross members Margaret Young of Wentworthville, NSW (left), and Barbara Buchanan of Carrum, Vic, and the Commanding Officer of the hospital, Lieutenant Colonel William Watson of Ashgrove, Qld.
Vung Tau, South Vietnam. 1968-04. The Minister for the Army, Phillip Lynch, speaks with Miss Barbara Buchanan of Carrum, Vic, a Red Cross worker at the 1st Australian Logistic Support Group (1ALSG), d
A young Vietnamese boy can still smile despite the loss of both legs below the knees. He is particularly pleased with his new wheelchair which was presented to the Vietnamese Amputee Centre in Saigon
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
Vung Tau, South Vietnam. 1969-02-26. Lieutenant Colonel Ray Hurley of Everton Park, Qld, Commanding Officer, and Red Cross worker, Barbara Buchanan of Carrum, Vic, with a reel to reel tape recorder bo
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 Tocum
Vung Tau, South Vietnam. 1968-04. The Minister for the Army, Phillip Lynch (left), speaks with Private Reg Miller of Hurstville, NSW, who was a patient at the 1st Field Hospital at Vung Tau, where the
