The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, SOUTH VIETNAM. 1970-03. A 105MM ARTILLERY ROUND RIPS THROUGH THE NIGHT ON ITS WAY TO THE ENEMY. THE HOWITZER, FROM THE 101ST BATTERY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY, WAS FIRING IN SUPPORT OF 6RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (THE ANZAC BATTALION COMPRISING 6TH BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT AND A COMPONENT FROM THE 1ST BATTALION, ROYAL NEW ZEALAND INFANTRY REGIMENT), WHICH WAS OPERATING FROM ITS FORWARD FIRE BASE, PEGGY.
A 105mm howitzer gun of 101st Field Battery flashes in the night during a fire mission in support of troops of 6RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regi
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. March 1970. Private Bill Stallan of Townsville, Qld, moves stealthily along a jungle stream during a patrol by 6RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 6th B
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. March 1970. Private (Pte) Jim Connon of Berri, SA, moves through thick undergrowth with a watchful eye to the surrounding jungle near Fire Support Base Peggy. Pte Co
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. March 1970. Private (Pte) Mick Rocket of Greenslopes, Qld, lays down a barrage with his M60 machine gun near Fire Support Base Peggy. Pte Rocket is a member of Suppo
South Vietnam. March 1970. Two mortarmen duck the muzzle blast of their weapon during night firing at Fire Support Base (FSB) Peggy in eastern Phuoc Tuy Province. Both are members of 6RAR /NZ (ANZAC)
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. March 1970. An Australian machine gun group rakes the jungle with fire during a clash with the Viet Cong. On the gun is Private (Pte) Steve Myers of Narrabeen, NSW,
