The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Vinh Trung, South Vietnam. 1969-12. The Commander of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF), Brigadier (Brig) S. P. Weir of Braddon, ACT, greets a Vietnamese citizen at the opening of a meeting hall. The hall, built as a Civil Affairs' project by members of the 1st Field Regiment, The Royal Australian Artillery, was opened jointly by Brig Weir, the Commanding Officer (CO) of 1st Field Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel H. J. Beck, and the CO of the 1st Australian Civil Affairs' Unit, Lieutenant Colonel Peter Gration. During construction, the soldiers lived in the village.
Vinh Trung, South Vietnam. 1969-12. Allied soldiers salute as the flags of Australia and Vietnam are raised at the opening of a new meeting hall, built as a Civil Affairs' project by members of the 1s
Vinh Trung, South Vietnam. 1969-12. This flag raising at the opening ceremony at the hamlet is the culmination of a Civil Affairs' project by the men of the 1st Field Regiment, The Royal Australian Ar
Vinh Trung, South Vietnam. 1969-12. Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) Bob Shields of Coopers Plains, Qld, with young Vietnamese children. A former carpenter, and now member of the 1st Field Regiment, The
Baria, South Vietnam. 1969-11. The Commanding Officer of the 1st Australian Civil Affairs Unit, Lieutenant Colonel Peter Gration of Torrens, ACT, at the opening of a new scout hall. The hall was built
Baria, South Vietnam. 1969-11. The Commanding Officer of the 1st Australian Civil Affairs Unit, Lieutenant Colonel Peter Gration of Torrens, ACT, presents the pack leader of the Baria scout troop with
The Australian Naval Staff Officer in Vietnam, Commander M. De V. Salmon of Ouse, Tas (right), greets the new Commander of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF), Brigadier (Brig) Weir of Watson's Bay,
