The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
South Vietnam. 1968-09. After a night of patrolling through swamps in Phuoc Tuy Province, Private David Colless of Walgett, NSW, makes the most of a few minutes rest to wring out his socks before moving on. He is a member of Support Company of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), which was conducting an operation along the Saigon-Vung Tau highway.
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-12. Gunner Ian Black of Dalwallinup, WA, searches thick overhead cover during a brief respite from patrolling. He is a radio operator with an artillery forward
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-08-12. 2785736 Private Greg Roese of Wyong, NSW, with a M16 rifle, searches thick jungle in Phuoc Tuy Province for any trace of enemy he saw a few minutes earli
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-08-12. Private Ted Houlihan of Kyabram, Vic, takes a break for a few minutes to enjoy a cigarette during Operation Platypus. A member of the 1st Battalion, The
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-12. Officer Commanding A Company, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), Major Kim Patterson of Nedlands, WA, signals to his patrol during patroll
South Vietnam. 1968-09. After returning from a night long patrol, Private Bob Markey of Newcastle, NSW (left), and Corporal Ray Morris of Granville, NSW, relax for a few minutes at the back of an armo
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-12. Smoking a pipe is Captain Ern Jacobs of Surfers Paradise, Qld, an artillery forward observer with A Company, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1
