The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Garden Island, Sydney, NSW. 27 March 1968. Troops of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), file aboard the troop carrier HMAS Sydney at Garden Island prior to their departure for Vietnam. More than 500 men of the Battalion sailed in HMAS Sydney. It is the Battalion's second tour of duty in Vietnam, and more than 130 of the men are serving there for a second time. One man, Warrant Officer Class 2 Ron Pincott is in Vietnam for a third tour of duty.
4719114 Private (Pte) David Llewelyn of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR) says goodbye to his wife Josy shortly before he boarded HMAS Sydney for Vietnam. The troop carrier sai
Vung Tau Harbour, South Vietnam. 1968-04-09. A landing craft full of 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), troops pulls away from HMAS Sydney and towards Vung Tau. The battalion relieve
Marching past the Prime Minister, Mr John Gorton, at a farewell parade at Holsworthy on 21 March, are members of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR). Mr Gorton was farewelling the
Robyn Gunther of Gladysdale, Vic, will be eagerly waiting for the return of fiance, Private Doug Rattray of Warburton, Vic, a member of Support Company, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5
Garden Island Dockyard, Sydney, NSW. 26 April 1968. Private Jack Doulis of Green Valley, NSW, was overwhelmed by his five children when he arrived home after a year in South Vietnam. He is pictured em
Vung Tau Harbour, South Vietnam. 1968-04-09. Troops from 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), are ferried across Vung Tau harbour in a landing craft after arriving in the war zone aboa
