The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Fire Support Base Peggy, South Vietnam. February 1970. One of the US Army's top sergeants, Command Serjeant Major (CSM) William G. Bainbridge (third left) joins his Australian counterparts in a typically Australian brew, a mug of tea seated in front of a hootchie. Left to right: Regimental Sergeant Major of 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), Warrant Officer Class 1 (WO1) Jim Cruickshank of Everton Park, Qld; Pipe Major of 6RAR, WO1 Alex Macleod-Lee of Clayfield, Qld; CSM Bainbridge; 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) Sergeant Major, WO1 Sid Penhaligon of Hughes, ACT. CSM Bainbridge was visiting FSB Peggy, forward base of 6RAR, with General R. E. Haines, Commander in Chief of US Army in the Pacific.
Fire Support Base Peggy, South Vietnam. January 1970. The Minister for Army, Andrew Peacock, is piped through the rubber trees by the pipe major of 6RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 6th
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. March 1970. Private Bill Stallan of Townsville, Qld, moves stealthily along a jungle stream during a patrol by 6RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 6th B
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. March 1970. Private (Pte) Mick Rocket of Greenslopes, Qld, lays down a barrage with his M60 machine gun near Fire Support Base Peggy. Pte Rocket is a member of Suppo
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
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. March 1970. Private (Pte) Jim Connon of Berri, SA, moves through thick undergrowth with a watchful eye to the surrounding jungle near Fire Support Base Peggy. Pte Co
PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, SOUTH VIETNAM. 1970-03. A 105MM ARTILLERY ROUND RIPS THROUGH THE NIGHT ON ITS WAY TO THE ENEMY. THE HOWITZER, FROM THE 101ST BATTERY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY, WAS FIRING IN SUPP
