The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment and a component from the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment), search an enemy bunker complex for signs of Viet Cong. The complex was discovered during Operation Hawkesbury, a reconnaissance in force north of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) Base at Nui Dat.
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
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. With the help of their Vietnamese interpreter, Sergeant Duoc Tu (left), Private John Love of Coorparoo, Qld (centre), and Sergeant Bill Jordan of Arana Hill
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-09. Company Sergeant Major (CSM), Warrant Officer Jock Richardson of Mitchelton, Qld, climbs from a captured Viet Cong bunker with a bag of enemy grenades found
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-09. After driving Viet Cong from a bunker complex during Operation Hawkesbury, these men of B Company, 4RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 4th Batt
