The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A final briefing in the jungle for these soldiers from the 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), before moving out on Operation Finschhafen east of the Task Force Base at Nui Dat. It was 7RAR'S first operation after arriving in the war zone for its second tour of duty. Identified from left to right: 44897 Private (Pte) Robert Edward Hughes, 19 of Port Augusta, South Australia; 4720261 Corporal Allan Aldenhoven, 21, an Aboriginal servicemen from West Beach, South Australia, and 2793082 Pte John Walker, 21, of Coonamble NSW. [Pte Hughes died at Long Binh on 22 April 1970, of wounds received in Phuoc Tuy Province.]
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 9 March 1970. The Officer Commanding B Company, 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), Major Greg Warland of Stockton, NSW (right), briefs one of his s
A platoon (5 platoon) from B Company, 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), gather around Lieutenant Doug Gibbons of Greenmount, WA (with notebook and stick pointer), for a final briefi
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 9 March 1970. A rifle was an extra burden for machine gunner Private (Pte) Paul McGrath of Orange, NSW, who was sharing the load of a soldier who had collapsed from
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 9 March 1970. Corporal Russ Hollings of Bentleigh, Vic, leads his section through the jungle east of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) base at Nui Dat. He is a me
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 9 March 1970. A forward scout has reported sighting a fire in the jungle and Sergeant Doug Fieldhouse of Fairfield, NSW, quickly moves to get a better look. He is th
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 9 March 1970. Machine gunner Private John Turner of Metung, Vic, a member of B Company, 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), waits for his section to
