The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Fire Support Base Discovery, South Vietnam. 1969-11. The Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, General (Gen) Sir John Wilton (centre), boards an RAAF Iroquois helicopter (no. 766) after visiting Australian and New Zealand soldiers (The ANZAC Battalion comprising The Royal Australian Regiment and a component from the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment), at FSB Diggers Rest in Phuoc Tuy Province. Gen Wilton makes periodic visits to Vietnam as part of his advisory role of keeping the Federal Government informed on matters of defence.
Fire Support Base Discovery, South Vietnam. 1969-11. The Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, General (Gen) Sir John Wilton (centre), talks with Private Trevor Woodward of Inglewood, WA, a membe
Fire Support Base Diggers Rest, South Vietnam. 1969-11. The Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, General (Gen) Sir John Wilton (right), discusses the merits of artillery support with two New Zea
Fire Support Base Discovery, South Vietnam. 1969-11. The new Australian lightweight ration pack is the topic of conversation between the Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) Sir Tho
PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, VIETNAM. 1969-11. PRIVATE TED MERRITT RECEIVES AN UNEXPECTED VISIT FROM THE CHIEF OF THE GENERAL STAFF, LIEUTENANT GENERAL (LT GEN) SIR THOMAS DALY WHO CAUGHT HIM MANNING AN M60 MA
Fire Support Base (FSB) Discovery, South Vietnam. 1969-11. The Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Daly of Canberra, ACT, and Corporal Bruce Feldman of Geelong, Vic, talk about l
Fire Support Base (FSB) Discovery, South Vietnam. 1969-11. The Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) Sir Thomas Daly of Canberra, ACT, and machine gunner, Private (Pte) Barry Guthrie
