The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
South Vietnam. 1968-09. Sydney entertainer, Sandra Nelson, holds a special place in the canteen at B Company at the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR). Before the battalion left Australia, Miss Nelson presented a large photograph of herself to the company, in which her nephew is serving. It is now framed and hangs over the bar at Nui Dat. A fan club quickly developed and several more photographs of her were added to the wall. Pictured are Miss Nelson's Vietnam Fan Club secretary, Corporal Mal Curnow of Salisbury, Qld (left), and Private Alan Green of Tullamarine, Vic, enjoying a cold drink. Note the buffalo skull hanging on the wall in the background.
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1968-07. Private Noel Pinch of Ryde, NSW, a member of 161st Independent Reconnaissance Flight, pours a drink of Fosters Lager beer for Melbourne singer, Yvonne Barrett after a
Entertainer Pat Carroll, on stage singing for Australian soldiers in the amphitheatre, 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) Base. Miss Carroll was a member of a concert party which toured South Vietnam en
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1968-08-31. Signalman Paddy Wilson of Ingelwood, Qld, speaks with his cousin, vocalist Merriel Hume of Brisbane, Qld, at the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) Base. Miss Hume wa
South Vietnam. 1968-09. Second Lieutenant Gordon Alexander of Mosman, NSW, adds finishing touches to his painting at The Rowing Club, the officers' mess of D Company, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australi
South Vietnam. 1968-09. The Colonel Commandant of the Royal Australian Regiment, Lieutenant General Sir Reginald Pollard of Wesburn, Vic, signs a plank in the wall of D Company, 1st Battalion, The Roy
SOUTH VIETNAM. 1968-10. CARRYING OUT ENGINE MAINTENANCE ON A SIOUX HELICOPTER OF THE 161ST INDEPENDENT RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHT ARE CORPORAL LEON POTTS OF SALISBURY, QLD (LEFT) AND CORPORAL PHIL WATSON O
