The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
South Vietnam. 10 November 1971. Lieutenant (Lt) Mick Murphy of Townsville, Qld, calls `clear' as he checks the weapon of one of his tracker platoon members who had just returned to base at Nui Dat after his final patrol. Soon afterwards Lt Murphy and other soldiers of Support Company, 4RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment and a component from the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment), were extracted from Nui Dat, Headquarters of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) for the last five and a half years. The Battalion is now based at Vung Tau which has become the main base for the marshalling of units for embarkation and the closing down of unit stores ready for shipment to Australia.
South Vietnam. November 1971. A well deserved smoke and welcome back from tracker dog Milo for Private Dave Cree of Woolongong, NSW (left), and Private Bob Hughes of Spotswood, Vic. Both are members o
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. November 1971. The close comradeship that existed between Australian and New Zealand troops on active service in the Vietnam war over the years was still evident during final c
Boarding a RAAF Caribou aircraft at Nui Dat for transport to Vung Tau are troops of C Company of 4RAR/NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment and a comp
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. November 1971. The last Australian troops to leave Nui Dat, home of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) in Vietnam for more than five years, rumble past the main gate of the b
Nui Dat, South Vietnam, 10 November 1971. Returning to Nui Dat from their final patrol in Vietnam, these men of B Company, 4RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 4th Battalion, The Royal Aus
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. November 1971. Lowered for the last time. A simple ceremony by a small element of 4RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
