The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
South Vietnam. 1969-08. Five officers from the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) examine captured Viet Cong (VC) equipment after a successful night ambush by 3 Troop, B Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, on the coast of south-eastern Phuoc Tuy Province. Left to right: Commander of 3 Troop, Captain Ray Devere of Penola, SA; Commander of 1ATF, Brigadier C. M. I. Pearson of Deakin, ACT; Second Lieutenant (Snow) Ballance of Taumarunui, NZ; Officer Commanding, B Squadron, Major (Maj) Ron Rooks of Canberra, ACT; Task Force Intelligence Officer, Maj Paul deCure of Watson, ACT. In the engagement twelve VC were killed, another enemy later surrendered.
South Vietnam. 1969-08. A Viet Cong (VC) who surrendered after an ambush by 3 Troop, B Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, is escorted to an awaiting RAAF helicopter by two troopers from the Squadron. The
South Vietnam. 1969-08. Gunner John Oxenham of Griffith, NSW (left), and Trooper Rod Beazley of Narrogin, WA, sort through captured equipment and personal effects of twelve dead Viet Cong (VC). The en
South Vietnam. 1969-07. An outdoor portrait of the Commander of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF), Brigadier C. M. I. Pearson of Deakin, ACT.
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1969-05. Major (Maj) Ron Rooks of Duntroon, ACT, Officer Commanding B Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, seated in the jeep, arrived at the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) Base t
South Vietnam. 1969-08. Four soldiers examine captured weapons and equipment found at the site of a successful night ambush. Left to right: Craftsman Robert Brown of Moorabin, Vic; Trooper Rod Beazley
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1969-09. Aerial view of the new Pearson Community Centre at the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) Base. The Centre, which was built by the 17th Construction Squadron, was named
