The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Sergeant Ron Pratt of St Marys, NSW (left), a member of the 12th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery (RAA), checks a weapons identification booklet with Sergeant Brian Ruddock of Holsworthy, NSW, a member of the 131st Divisional Locating Battery. They were identifying a captured 12.7mm heavy machine gun at Fire Support Base (FSB) Lion, the operational headquarters of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) in Phuoc Tuy Province. The weapon was captured by troops during Operation Capital, a reconnaissance in force in the northern areas of the province.
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-12. Commander of the Australian Forces in Vietnam (AFV), Major General A. L. MacDonald of Canberra, ACT (centre), and 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) Commander
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-12. Gunner Derek Hinde of Cheltenham, NSW (left), examines a captured Russian made 7.62mm light machine gun while Lance Bombardier Alan Robb of Cadoux, WA, who
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-12. Flight Lieutenant Ted Zinnecker of Ballarat, Vic (left), and Private Hans Steep of Finley, NSW, examine a captured enemy rifle at Fire Support Base (FSB) Li
BIEN HOA PROVINCE, SOUTH VIETNAM, 1968-06. BOMBARDIER KEITH HYLIFFE OF PARRAMATTA, NSW, CHECKS OVER SENSITIVE RADAR EQUIPMENT BEING USED AT FIRE SUPPORT BASE (FSB) CORAL IN NORTH-WEST BIEN HOA PROVINC
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1968-09-02. Sergeant Brian Rudduck of Holsworthy, NSW (left), a member of the 131st Divisional Locating Battery, explains the intricacies of an enemy aiming device which was ca
Two members of the Defence and Employment Platoon, Private Eric Larsen of Glenroy, Vic (left), and Sergeant Trevor Hunt of Athol Park, SA, fill sandbags to be used to build bunkers around the headquar
