The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
South Vietnam. 1968-12. Members of 9th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (9RAR), undergoing heavy training in preparation for the battalion's fully operational commitment in Phuoc Tuy Province. During training, this 81mm mortar crew was ready to fire in record time. Left to right: Private Bill Richards of Christies Beach, SA; Private Robert Morton of Liverpool, NSW, and Private John Randall Brown of Dover Heights, NSW.
Nut Dat, South Vietnam. 1968-12. Members of 9th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (9RAR), undergoing heavy training in preparation for the battalion's fully operational commitment in Phuoc Tuy
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-12. Private Neil Docherty of Sunshine, Vic, a member of 9th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (9RAR), brews a billy of tea at a halt in the move of B Com
An Nhut, South Vietnam. 1968-12. Bayonet in hand, Private Bruce Stratford of Federal, NSW, checks through documents found in a briefcase during cordon and search operations in the village of An Nhut i
Army tracker dog Julian leads a patrol through thick bush country in Phuoc Tuy Province. His handler is Private Bob Pearson of Bulli, NSW (left), and following is Private Cliff Nankervis of Naracoorte
South Vietnam. 1968-12. Lieutenant Don Moffatt of Kingaroy, Qld (left), Army pilot with the 161st Independent Reconnaissance Flight, located at the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) Base at Nui Dat, ex
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-08-30. Captain Neville Coulter of Sarina, Qld (right), practises sighting an 81mm mortar during a two week tour of Vietnam by Citizen Military Forces (CMF) offi
