The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. March 1970. The 1st Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, after its second tour of duty in South Vietnam, was relieved by the 4th Field Regiment, commencing its second tour of duty in the war zone. The two regiments held a ceremonial parade at 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) to mark the changeover. The Regimental sign is being altered to reflect the changeover.
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. March 1970. Surrounded by rubber trees at the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) base, the 1st Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, completes its year long tour of duty in
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 9 March 1970. Machine gunner Private John Turner of Metung, Vic, a member of B Company, 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), waits for his section to
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 9 March 1970. Corporal Russ Hollings of Bentleigh, Vic, leads his section through the jungle east of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) base at Nui Dat. He is a me
South Vietnam. June 1970. Sapper Mick Lace of Campbelltown, NSW, of the 1st Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers, uses a knife to sift through the ashes of a fire in a Viet Cong base camp. He wa
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 9 March 1970. A rifle was an extra burden for machine gunner Private (Pte) Paul McGrath of Orange, NSW, who was sharing the load of a soldier who had collapsed from
Vung Tau Harbour, South Vietnam. November 1970. Soldiers of the 8th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (8RAR), walk across the deck of HMAS Sydney carrying their kitbags and rifles, after flying
