The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 ahead, reported by a forward scout. The fire proved to be a burning log fanned by the wind. Sgt Collins is in B Company, 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR). The battalion was on its first operation, codenamed Finschhafen, after arriving in Vietnam aboard the HMAS Sydney for its second tour of duty in the war zone.
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. 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
A platoon (5 platoon) from B Company, 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), gather around Lieutenant Doug Gibbons of Greenmount, WA (with notebook and stick pointer), for a final briefi
PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, SOUTH VIETNAM. 9 MARCH 1970. MEN FROM B COMPANY, 7TH BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT (7RAR), CARRY A MATE WHO HAS COLLAPSED FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION TO A WAITING HELICOPTER. T
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 Aust
