The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Located 15 km north east of Nui Dat, Fire Support Base (FSB) Wilton was defended by 161 Battery Royal New Zealand Artillery for a period in 1969. Considered to be one of the most heavily armed artillery bases operating in support of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF), its weapons included 105 mm and 155 mm artillery pieces. The base was also defended by armoured vehicles including M113A1 armoured personnel carriers (APC) and Centurion Mark V/1 tanks. The name of the base probably referred to General Sir John Wilton, the then chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee.
Fire Support Base Discovery, South Vietnam. 1969-11. The Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, General (Gen) Sir John Wilton (centre), boards an RAAF Iroquois helicopter (no. 766) after visiting
A mobile forward command post (left) consisting of M113A1 Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) and hoochie shelters has been set up at an unidentified Fire Support Base (FSB) which is under development.
Vietnam. 1967-09. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Lieutenant General Sir John Wilton (second from right), explains a theory on artillery rounds to Sergeant Philip Button of Suffolk, U
Fire Support Base Diggers Rest, South Vietnam. 1969-11. The Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, General (Gen) Sir John Wilton (right), discusses the merits of artillery support with two New Zea
Vung Tau, South Vietnam. 1968-03. The Chairman for the Chiefs of Staff Committee, Lieutenant General Sir John Wilton speaks with Corporal Brian Basset of Geelong, Vic, lying on a bed, on a visit to th
A mobile forward command post (right) consisting of two M113A1 Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) and a cluster of hoochie shelters has been set up at an unidentified Fire Support Base (FSB) which is
