The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A mixed group of Australian and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) soldiers about to leave an unidentified ARVN compound for an ambush drill. Identified foreground from left are 2790951 Private (Pte) John Robert 'Bauce' Winter; Pte William (Bill) O'Mara; 2788441 Pte Murray Ross Bignell (talking on the AN/PRC 25 wireless set). Pte Winter is armed with a 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun (GPMG) and Privates O'Mara and Bignell are armed with 5.56 mm M16A1 automatic rifles.
A blindfolded soldier Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) piecing together a 5.56 mm M16A1 automatic rifle, while unidentified Australian troops look on. Some of the rifle components can be seen at
Men from 6 Platoon, B Company, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), having a rest from patrolling in a shady clearing. Identified in the foreground reading a newspaper is Private (Pte) Don Cameron wh
A variety of Australian weapons, including 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine guns (GPMG), 7.62 mm L1A1 self-loading rifles, 5.56 mm M16A1 automatic rifles and hand grenades all used during the Battl
Inside knowledge of the Viet Cong's (VC) methods and tactics pays dividends. Here a former VC, Bushman Scout, Son (right) holding a 5.56 mm M16A1 automatic rifle, showing two members of an Australian
A group of unidentified Australian infantry from 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) waiting in a United States Army UH-1D or UH-1H Iroquois helicopter, prior to lift off for Operation
Soldiers of 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), follow an armoured personnel carrier (APC) of 1APC Squadron on patrol through open country during Operation Ingham, a search and destro
