The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 armoured personnel carrier (APC) before continuing an operation in the west of Phuoc Tuy Province. Both are members of Support Company of 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), and were waiting for the APCs of A Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, to carry them to another area.
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
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 movi
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-08-12. Warrant Officer Class 2 Wally Thompson of Panania, NSW, a member of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), taking part in Operation Pla
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
South Vietnam. 1968-08-12. An armoured personnel carrier (APC) commander of A Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, swivels his .30 calibre machine guns around while on patrol during Operation Platypus in P
Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam. 1968-05. An ambush party from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), moves through the bush to a waiting armoured personnel carrier (APC) (no. 13432
