The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 soldiers from a jungle location. Major J. S. Vercoe of Trinity Gardens, SA (left), a medical officer, explains the procedure to the Chairman of the Committee, Mr Justice J. R. Kerr (who later became Governor General of Australia), and General Sir John Wilton, a member of the Committee.
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. April 1971. General Sir John Wilton discusses service under battle conditions with Corporal Noel Ladhams, 21, of Colac, Vic (left), a medical assistant with the Army's 8th Fiel
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. April 1971. Chairman of the Committee examining conditions of service applied to members of Australia's armed forces, Mr Justice J. R. Kerr, took a close interest in medical pe
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. April 1971. Members of the specially appointed Kerr Committee which was examining conditions of service throughout Australia's armed forces, speak with Brigadier A. M. McDonald
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. April 1971. Gathered outside the headquarters of the 2nd Special Air Service Squadron (SAS), are members of the specially appointed Kerr Committee which was examinin
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. April 1971. Corporal (Cpl) Ken Young of Karrinyup, WA (right), discusses the day to day life of an Australian Army man serving in South Vietnam with Mr Justice J. R. Kerr (left
Baria, South Vietnam. June 1971. Colonel P. M. McCarthy of Canberra, ACT (right), the Director of the Army Nursing Service, spent six days in South Vietnam on a tour which included visits to Australia
