The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
South Vietnam. June 1970. Private (Pte) Neville Rhodes of Young, NSW, loads an M60 machine gun with a belt of ammunition during an operation. Pte Rhodes is a member of D Company, 8th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (8RAR), who were ambushing around the Binh Ba rubber plantation, about seven miles north of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) base at Nui Dat.
South Vietnam. June 1970. Private (Pte) Bob Cripps of Mordialloc, Vic, cleans his M79 grenade launcher during an operation. He is a member of D Company, 8th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (8
South Vietnam. June 1970. Cleaning a machine gun, is Private Ray Armstrong of Seven Hills, NSW, who is with D Company, 8th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (8RAR). The company was ambushing in
South Vietnam. June 1970. Private Graeme Ellis of Sunshine, Vic, has time to sharpen his machete knife during a break in operations. Pte Ellis is a member of D Company, 8th Battalion, The Royal Austra
South Vietnam. June 1970. A brief monsoon shower during a break in operations caused Lance Corporal Clive Odgers of Claremont, WA, to erect a small shelter. He is a member of D Company, 8th Battalion,
South Vietnam. June 1970. Private Paul Simpson of Leongatha, Vic, takes a paludrine pill, to prevent becoming sick with malaria, from Sergeant (Sgt) Andy Bodnar of Busby, NSW. Both are members of D Co
South Vietnam. June 1970. A chance to relax with his field radio telephone at his ear, and have a drink, for Sergeant Bruce Mison of Lismore, NSW, who is the mortar fire controller with D Company, 8th
