The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-09. Lieutenant (Lt) Michael Barrett of Ingleburn, NSW, takes a compass bearing on an arrow scratched into the earth in an area used by the Viet Cong, as a night harbour, less than forty eight hours before the discovery. Lt Barrett is a member of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR). 1RAR and 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), conducted Operation Hawkesbury, a reconnaissance in force operation to the north and north-west of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) Base at Nui Dat.
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-09. Refilling his water bottle in a stream thickly enclosed by jungle is Private Ed Mynner of Newcastle, NSW, a member of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australia
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-09. Captain Brian Altham of Como, WA, a member of D Company, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), rests momentarily during Operation Hawkesbury,
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-09. Corporal Peter Gray of Wentworthville, NSW, company medic, plasters the foot of Corporal Ross Coulter of Biloela, Qld, during Operation Hawkesbury conducted
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-09. Sapper George Kinmonth of Mount Gambier, SA, a member of the 1st Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE), attempts to find the depth of an entrance
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. Lance Corporal Ken Maas of Wynnum, Qld, brews a cup of coffee at Fire Support Base (FSB) Wattle during Operation Hawkesbury, a reconnaissance in force north
