The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. April 1971. Soldiers at the 1st Australian Task Force Base (1ATF), enjoyed a visit by Australian entertainers. The entertainers met with some of the soldiers after the performance, left to right: Mr B. Webber, the Deputy Chairman of the Forces' Advisory Committee on Entertainment (FACE); ventriloquist Miss Sandra Vinsen; Gunner Lindsay Plimm of Balgowlah, NSW, a member of 12 Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery (RAA); vocalist Miss Beverly Sands; Gunner David Oakley of North Melbourne, Vic, a member of 12 Field Regiment, RAA; vocalist Kathleen McKormack; Lieutenant Bill Barnes of Wanganui, NZ, and the Chairman of FACE, Mr A. T. Read.
Long My, South Vietnam. February 1971. Gunner Gary Lawrence of Hobart, Tas, takes down a message during a combined Mobile Advisory and Training Team (MATT) / Regional Force operation. Gunner Lawrence,
Vung Tau, South Vietnam. October 1971. An eight member NSW concert party toured South Vietnam playing to Australian soldiers based in Saigon, Nui Dat and Vung Tau. Seen here at the Vung Tau performanc
South Vietnam. March 1971. Communications play a vital role in operation in the dense jungles of Phuoc Tuy Province. Radio operators such as Gunner Graeme Walton of Taree, NSW, are in constant touch w
South Vietnam. 3 September 1971. Using a field radio to make contact with troops in the field during her tour of Vietnam with the South Australian concert party is vocalist Joan McInnes (left). She is
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. April 1971. Members of the Kerr Committee, which was examining conditions of service in Australia's armed forces, were shown a simulated extraction (dust off) of wounded soldie
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. May 1971. Major J. M. Masters, MC, (left) Battery Commander of 161 Battery, Royal New Zealand Artillery (RNZA), receives the Royal Australian Artillery (RAA) trophy for almost
