The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Vietnam. c. December 1966. An informal portrait of 1730760 Private (Pte) Brian Nolan (left) and 2781821 Pte William Albert (Bill) Cox, both soldiers from 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) standing beside their hutchi (Shelter Individual). The hutchies offered the only shade as there were few trees in the area. Note the self-loading rifle (SLR) propped against the American metal star piquets . The piquets are also used to hold their hats, bags and other pieces of their equipment. This camp was set up either during Operation Ingham or Operation Duck. (Donor W. Cox)
Vietnam. c. December 1966. A soldier from 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) is digging out a sandbagged weapon pit in front of his hutchi (Shelter Individual). The hootchies offered
Xa Long Tan, Vietnam. July 1966. Men of the 6th Battalion , The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) have searched a camp where they found small amounts of food and cooking oil supplies. The soldier on th
Phuoc Tuy Province, Vietnam. c. 1966. Soldiers of the Mortar Platoon of the 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) duck and cover their ears when they fire their 81mm mortar during action
Nui Dat, Vietnam. c. September 1966. Soldiers from 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, (6RAR) sitting in the rear of a M113 armoured personnel carrier (APC) during Operation Vaucluse. The pl
Phuoc Tuy Province, Vietnam. c. 1966. The Mortar Platoon of the 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) in action during either Operation Ingham or Operation Duck. Mortar shells are lined
Phuoc Tuy Province, Vietnam. c. 1966. Soldiers of the Mortar Platoon of the 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) checking the outcome during either Operation Ingham or Operation Duck. M
