The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1970-01. Two mortarmen duck the muzzle blast of their 81mm mortar as a bomb speeds on its way to the enemy. The soldiers are Private (Pte) Keith Boog of Rockdale, NSW (left) and Pte Brian Hales of Perth, WA, both members of 8th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (8RAR) operating from Fire Support Base Peggy, and taking part in Operation Atherton which concluded on 1970-01-06.
South Vietnam. March 1970. Two mortarmen duck the muzzle blast of their weapon during night firing at Fire Support Base (FSB) Peggy in eastern Phuoc Tuy Province. Both are members of 6RAR /NZ (ANZAC)
FIRE SUPPORT BASE PEGGY, SOUTH VIETNAM. 1969-12. PRIVATE BRIAN HALES, 21, OF PERTH, W.A. (LEFT) PREPARES TO FIRE A 81 MILIMETRE MORTAR. CROUCHING LOW IN READINESS FOR THE FIRING ARE 39890 PRIVATE (PTE
Two mortarmen duck the muzzle blast of their weapon during night firing at Fire Support Base (FSB) Peggy in eastern Phuoc Tuy Province. Both are members of 6RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion compri
Mortarmen of the 6RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment and a component from the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment), duck the mu
South Vietnam. 1970-01. A Chinese Communist 82mm mortar, was captured by D Company, 8th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (8RAR), during Operation Atherton in northern Phuoc Tuy Province. Lieut
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1970-01. Soldiers sit atop an armoured personnel carrier (APC) as they move out from Fire Support Base Peggy for a late afternoon patrol. The soldiers from the Brisb
