The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 the only shade as there were few trees in the area. Note the self-loading rifle (SLR) propped against the American metal piquets. The piquets are used to hold their hats, bags and other pieces of their equipment as well as some liberated bananas. This was the camp used during either Operation Ingham or Operation Duck. (Donor W. Cox)
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 (
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
A soldier standing outside 'Factory Corner ', a shelter made from sand bags and other materials. Duck boards are in the foreground as the mud was appalling. It was here the 22nd Battalion had their
Two unidentified soldiers relaxing in their sleeping quarters at Fire Support Base Kiley which was occupied by elements of 8th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (8RAR). These structures were of
A group of unidentified Australian soldiers watch on as an operator uses a mechanical backhoe, attached to the back of a small Oliver bulldozer, to dig a shelter pit at Fire Support Base (FSB) Maree/M
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
