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Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-09. Gunner Col Williams of Moss Vale, NSW, stands watch behind his M60 machine gun, on the perimeter defence of a Fire Support Base (FSB) during Operation Hawkesbury, a reconnaissance in force, north of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) Base at Nui Dat. In the background, manning a 105mm Howitzer are, left to right, Gunner Murray Hall of Albany, WA, and Lance Bombardier Brian Elliott of Dapto, NSW, and Gunner John Herbert of Tomerong, NSW. All are members of the 104th Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery (RAA). They are protecting the 4RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment and a component from the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment).
South Vietnam. 1968-09-03. Gunner Murray Hall of Albany, WA (left), loads a round into the breech of one of the 105mm Howitzer guns of the 104th Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery (RAA) based a
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-09. Gunner Peter Jenkins of Mount Gravatt, Qld, a member of 104th Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery (RAA), reads his unit's news sheet during a break in
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-09. Gunner Peter Dearing of Bendigo, Vic, enjoys a break as he mans his radio set while members of B Company, 4RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 4
South Vietnam. 1968-09. Corporal Ken Knowles of Elizabeth, SA (right), and Lieutenant Phil Vial of Newcastle, NSW, examine North Vietnamese currency found amongst equipment in an enemy bunker complex.
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-09. Private Graeme Spiers of Ballarat, Vic, rests briefly during a search of an enemy bunker complex found during Operation Hawkesbury, a reconnaissance in forc
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-09. A blood plasma bottle left by fleeing Viet Cong in an enemy bunker complex is examined by Sergeant Dave Pedel of Ashgrove, Qld (left), and Lance Corporal Ro
