The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Vung Tau, South Vietnam. May 1970. A beach barbecue, and cans of Victoria Bitter (VB) beer, brought together 200 sappers from Australian and New Zealand electrical and mechanical engineering units working in South Vietnam. The occasion was to celebrate the Queen's approval for an alliance between the Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RAEME) and the Royal New Zealand Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RNZEME). Senior RAEME and RNZEME officers from left, are: Major A. A. Nolan of Eastwood, WA; Lieutenant Colonel K. A. Gibson of East Doncaster, Vic; Captain M. M. Fair of NZ; Major Donald Wylie of Wahroonga, NSW; Captain R. Pankhurst of NZ.
Vung Tau, South Vietnam. May 1970. A can of Victoria Bitter (VB) beer and two steaks coming up for the Officer Commanding 102 Field Workshops, Major Donald Wylie of Wahroonga, NSW (in sunglasses) and
Vung Tau, South Vietnam. May 1970. Sergeant Brian Cooper of Mosman Park, WA, and Lance Corporal Neill Ward of NZ both holding a can of Victoria Bitter (VB) beer. Closer ties between 200 sappers from A
Vung Tau, South Vietnam. May 1970. A beach barbecue, and a can of Victoria Bitter (VB) beer, to celebrate closer ties between 200 sappers from Australian and New Zealand electrical and mechanical engi
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. March 1970. Warrant Officer Class 1 (WO1) Kenneth Roughly of Ingleburn, NSW, receives the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal from the Commander of the Australian Force Vietnam
South Vietnam. November 1970. When a tank breaks down in South Vietnam, it's a job for the Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RAEME). Repairing a tank's clutch assembly are, left to
South Vietnam. 1970. Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RAEME) and B Squadron troops working on repair and maintenance of armoured personnel carriers (APCs).
