The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 Brisbane based 8th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (8RAR) are participating in Operation Atherton, 1969-12-10 to 1970-01-06, which is 8RAR's first major operation. The APC is nicknamed Robanne.
South Vietnam. 1970-01. Soldiers on patrol from the 8th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (8RAR), force their way through thick jungle, during Operation Atherton, in southern Long Khanh Provinc
South Vietnam. 1970-01. A patrol from the 8th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (8RAR), moves through the mottled light of a rubber plantation in southern Long Khanh Province. Leading the patro
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, NS
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
Binh Tuy Province, South Vietnam. February 1970. An armoured personnel carrier (APC) prepares to move out from its night harbour position during Operation Matilda. Atop the APC is 42471 Troops Sergean
PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, SOUTH VIETNAM. JUNE 1970. OPERATION CUNG CHUNG (TOGETHERNESS) IS THE LARGEST JOINT AUSTRALIAN-SOUTH VIETNAMESE OFFENSIVE YET LAUNCHED. VIETNAMESE REGIONAL FORCE SOLDIERS ARE MOVED
