The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 ambush, on the coast of south-eastern Phuoc Tuy Province, was triggered when a group of VC stumbled onto the Australian night position. The surrendered soldier, known as a 'Hoi Chanh', was flown to the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) base at Nui Dat for further questioning.
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. 1969-08. 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,
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
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. February 1971. Former Viet Cong worker Vo Thi Que (right), who surrendered to become a Hoi Chanh at the Chieu Hoi Centre in Phuoc Tuy Province, enjoys a game of pool
Xuyen Moc, South Vietnam. 1969-06. Villagers in eastern Phuoc Tuy Province recoil at the sight of the bodies (not in view) of dead Viet Cong (VC) killed when they attempted to ambush armoured personne
Thua Tich, South Vietnam. 1969-06. A soldier surveys the scene of a successful night ambush near the gates of the abandoned village in north eastern Phuoc Tuy Province. The ambush, set with armoured p
