The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-09. Major Ian Hands of The Gap, Qld, scans an enemy base camp before proceeding. Major Hands is the Commanding Officer, C Company of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), and was engaged in Operation Diamantina, a reconnaissance in force to the north-east of Nui Dat. An enemy base camp containing large amounts of food, clothing, tools, oil and kerosene was found during the operation. Note the forty-four gallon drum in background.
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-09. Private John Amor of Horsham, Vic, and Second Lieutenant Peter Luffman of Bourke, NSW, pluck a chicken they caught at an enemy base camp during Operation Di
South Vietnam. 1968-09. Private John Richardson of Ashfield, WA, relays a message on a field radio set during a platoon patrol on Operation Diamantina, a reconnaissance in force to the north-east of P
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-09. Private Robert Wear of Findon, SA, a forward scout in the 9th Platoon, C Company of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), moves out in fr
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-09. Second Lieutenant (2Lt) Ray Robinson of Kalgoorlie, WA, rifles through clothing found in an enemy base camp on Operation Diamantina, a reconnaissance in for
South Vietnam. 1968-09. Private Alan Munro of Sydney, NSW, with M60 machine gun at the ready, moves between two giant trees in Phuoc Tuy Province. He is a member of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Austra
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-09. Troops of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), run to board helicopters on the fly out from Kapyong Pad at the battalion's base area at
