The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Marcian, formerly a tracker dog with the 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), familiarises himself with the Saigon scene in the hands of his new owner, Mr R Brash, the Counsellor and Consul General with the British Embassy. With them is Marcian's previous handler, Private David Nelson of Mudgee, NSW. Suitable homes have been found for all the tracker dogs used in Vietnam, as quarantine regulations prevent their return to Australia.
Mr R. Brash, the Counsellor and Consul General with the British Embassy in Saigon, and his Vietnamese maid and her three children, are introduced to Marcian, by his former handler, Private David Nelso
Arriving by helicopter to meet their new owners are tracker dogs Marcian and Milo, escorted by their Platoon Commander, Lieutenant Mick Murphy of Townsville, Qld (centre), and handlers Private (Pte) D
Milo meets his new master, Mr J. R. Cochrane, the assistant manager of the Chartered Bank in Saigon. Milo was previously a tracker dog with 4RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 4th Battali
Sniffing out his new surroundings, Milo is escorted by his new master, Mr J. R. Cochrane, the assistant manager of the Chartered Bank in Saigon (left), a Vietnamese woman neighbour, and Private David
Portrait of Marcian the black Labrador tracker dog and his handler 219905 Private (Pte) David Robert Nelson, 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment - New Zealand (ANZAC) (4RAR), on patrol throug
Known as a bit of a sook because of his dislike of water, Marcian the black Labrador tracker dog looks very unhappy as his handler, 219905 Private David Robert Nelson, 4th Battalion, The Royal Austral
