Brigadier Noel Russell Charlesworth DSO (Rtd) as the lieutenant colonel Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment/New Zealand (ANZAC), South Vietnam 1967-1968, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Rtd) Accession Number: S00634

Description

Charlesworth speaks of the preparation of the battalion in Australia for service; most significant and least productive operations; impression of enemy forces encountered; strengths and weaknesses of 2RAR/NZ soldiers; reaction, at the time, to the concept of the minefield and fence from Dat Do to Lang Phuoc Hai; most significant problems encountered by the battalion.

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Accession Number
S00634
Interviewer/Recordist
Colonel David Alexander Chinn OBE
Classification
Sound
Object Type
Oral history
Physical Description
Brand: BASF LP 35
Carrier: 1/4 inch sound tape reel
Size: 5 inch
Speed: 3 3/4 ips/9.5 cm.s
Track: stereo
Measurement
Duration: 1h 14' 0"
Date Made
20 September 1989
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
2
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.
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