The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A sharp eye is needed when moving through jungle such as this in South Vietnam. Sitting astride an Armoured Recovery Vehicle (ARV), his M60 machine gun close by, is Private (Pte) Frank Jelen of Fairfield, NSW, a member of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR). The ARV is followed by a Centurion tank. Australian soldiers of 3RAR and 4RAR combined with C Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment, in Operation Overlord on the border of Phuoc Tuy and Long Khanh Provinces, to the north of the 1st Australian Task Force Base (1ATF) at Nui Dat. Identified atop the Centurion tank are 37691 WO2 Russell Hocking, 3RAR, to the left of the gunner, and 519516 Pte Ian M. Tibbits, 3RAR, to the right. Also believed to be atop the tank are Pte David Pye and Pte David Read.
South Vietnam. June 1971. A Centurion tank of C Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment, moving through the jungle. The Squadron supported soldiers of 3rd and 4th Battalions, The Royal Australian Regiment (3R
3109339 Craftsman (Cfn) Wayne Anthony Burton (right) of A Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment Light Aid Detachment (LAD) RAEME, sits atop Centurion Armoured Recovery Vehicle (ARV), ARN 169113. The ARV was
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. May 1971. A section of soldiers from C Company, 2RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment and a component from th
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. May 1971. A section of soldiers from C Company, 2RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment and a component from th
Armoured vehicles of C Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment (1AR), Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC), on the move from Nui Dat to Fire Support Base (FSB) Coral in Bien Hoa Province. In the foreground
An unidentified Australian soldier, probably a Craftsman (Cfn) with A Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment Light Aid Detachment (LAD) RAEME, sits aboard Centurion Armoured Recovery Vehicle (ARV), ARN 1691
