The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The Commander of the 1st Australian Logistic Support Group (1ALSG), Colonel M. B. Simkin of Red Hill, ACT, addresses soldiers of his unit in the Kevin Wheatley Gymnasium. The gymnasium was opened earlier that night by the Commander of the Australian Force Vietnam (COMAFV), Major General R. A. Hay of Red Hill, ACT (rear). The opening coincided with an Army sponsored concert party starring Bev Harrell, the Wills Sisters Anne and Sue, Ricky and Tammy and a three man band. The gymnasium was named after Warrant Officer Class 2 Kevin Arthur (Dasher) Wheatley the first winner of a Victoria Cross in the Vietnam war. The medal was awarded posthumously.
The Army sponsored concert party's finale entertain at the Kevin Wheatley Gymnasium. Left is Tammy (of the brother and sister act, Ricky and Tammy) and with her, Bev Harrell, centre is Ricky, and at r
Two of Australia's top soldiers (wheels) sitting in the audience enjoying the lighter side of war at a concert party in the newly opened Kevin Wheatley Gymnasium. The Commander of the Australian Force
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. February 1970. Singer, Bev Harrell of Adelaide, SA, on stage to entertain soldiers at the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) at Luscombe Bowl. Bev was part of an Army sponsored c
Finale of the army-sponsored Adelaide concert party at Luscombe Bowl. The entertainers on stage are, left to right: Tammy (of the brother and sister act, Ricky and Tammy), Bev Harrell, Ricky, the Will
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. February 1970. Entertainer on stage, Anne Wills of Adelaide, SA, part of an Army sponsored concert party, received a rousing welcome from the Diggers of the 1st Australian Task
Finale of the army-sponsored Adelaide concert party at Luscombe Bowl. The entertainers on stage are, left to right: Tammy (of the brother and sister act, Ricky and Tammy), Bev Harrell, Ricky, the Will
