The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
VIETNAM. 1967-11. IT LOOKS LIKE AN OVERGROWN SHOTGUN IN THE HANDS OF SERGEANT TOM (PADDY) CRAIG OF BANBRIDGE, COUNTY DOWN, NORTH IRELAND, BUT IT IS REALLY AN M79 40MM GRENADE LAUNCHER. SERGEANT CRAIG, A MEMBER OF C COMPANY, 7TH BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT (7RAR), HAS HIS EAR COCKED FOR VIET CONG WHILE MOVING THROUGH THICK GRASSLAND DURING OPERATION SANTA FE IN THE NORTH EAST OF PHUOC TUY PROVINCE. MORE THAN 15,000 UNITED STATES ARMY, VIETNAMESE, AND AUSTRALIAN TROOPS WERE TAKING PART IN THE OPERATION WHICH WAS THE FIRST IN THE AREA FOR THE 1ST AUSTRALIAN TASK FORCE (1ATF).
Vietnam. 1967-10. Sergeant Tom (Paddy) Craig of Puckapunyal, Vic (right), gets a final briefing from the Commanding Officer of 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), Lieutenant Colonel E
VIETNAM. 1967-11. THE CHIEF OF THE GENERAL STAFF, LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SIR THOMAS DALY, SPEAKS WITH GUN SERGEANT, SERGEANT REG O'BRIEN OF CAMMERAY, NSW (CENTRE), AND GUNNER BRYAN PORTER OF MAITLAND, NSW
Vietnam. 1967-11. A 105mm Howitzer of 108th Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery (RAA), blasts a round into Viet Cong territory during Operation Santa Fe in the north-east of Phuoc Tuy Province.
Vietnam. 1967-11. Lance-Corporal Stewart Kelly of Graylands, WA, and 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), waits in thick scrub for Viet Cong to approach his position during Operation S
VIETNAM. 1967-11. A 105MM ARTILLERY SHELL IS READY TO BE RAMMED HOME INTO THE BREECH BY GUNNER ROY BARTLETT OF COLAC, VIC, DURING OPERATION SANTA FE IN THE NORTH-EAST OF PHUOC TUY PROVINCE. WITH HIM I
Vietnam. 1967-11. Members of 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), shelter from the rotor downdraft of a No. 9 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Iroquois helicopter before bo
