The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
South Vietnam. 1967. Three sets of eyes are better than one. Left to right: Private (Pte) Roger Portlock of Tallangatta Valley, Vic; Sergeant (Sgt) Stewart Smerdon of Grovely, Qld, and Corporal (Cpl) Barry Ruttle of Fairfield, NSW, keep a sharp watch on Viet Cong territory below them. Pte Portlock and Sgt Smerdon are from A Company, the 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), and Cpl Ruttle is from 5RAR. They are based at the Horseshoe, an extinct 100ft volcano, which has been turned into a fortified outpost east of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) Headquarters at Nui Dat, in Phuoc Tuy Province.
Vietnam. 1967. Three sets of eyes are better than one. Sitting on sacks and ready with their guns are, left to right: Private Roger Portlock of Tallangatta Valley, Vic, Sergeant Stewart Smerdon of Gro
Vietnam. 1967. The brass band of 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), was brought into the Horseshoe by helicopter for a short performance. They were seated on the rim of the fortified
Vietnam. 1967. Sawing timber for the underground command post at the Horseshoe, an extinct 100ft volcano east of the 1st Australian Task Force Headquarters are, Private Wayne Carney of Dalby, Qld (lef
South Vietnam. 1967. Sappers from the 17th Construction Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE), drill for water at the Horseshoe, an extinct 100ft volcano which has been heavily fortified, east of
Vietnam. 1967. Four Assault Pioneers from the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), put finishing touches to the doorway of the Command Post built underground at the Horseshoe. It is an
Vietnam. 1967. Four Assault Pioneers from the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), put finishing touches to the doorway of the Command Post built underground at the Horseshoe. It is an
