The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 9 March 1970. Lance Corporal Barry Noble of Holsworthy, NSW, sorts his rations and makes himself a brew after a re-supply to B Company, 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), in the jungle east of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) base. The battalion was taking part in Operation Finschhafen, its first since arriving in the war zone. Commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Ron Gray of Watsons Bay, NSW, the battalion is on its second tour of duty.
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 9 March 1970. The Officer Commanding B Company, 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), Major Greg Warland of Stockton, NSW (right), briefs one of his s
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 9 March 1970. Sergeant (Sgt) Graham Collins of Holsworthy, NSW, and formerly of Reservoir, Vic, crawls back to his platoon after investigating a fire in the jungle a
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
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. A forward scout has reported sighting a fire in the jungle and Sergeant Doug Fieldhouse of Fairfield, NSW, quickly moves to get a better look. He is th
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
