The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Soldiers from 6 Platoon, B Company, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), lying prone on a reverse slope amongst rubber trees, prior to a final sweep through Binh Ba after a two day battle. The soldier in the foreground, armed with a 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun (GPMG) is 44537 William Ronald Errington. Note the M113A1 Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) in the background.
Private William (Bill) O'Mara, 6 Platoon, B Company, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), sitting next to a sand bagged dugout, whilst conducting sentry duty at the 5RAR Lines at Nui D
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 patrol group from 10 Platoon, D Company, 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment - New Zealand (ANZAC) (4RAR), walking along a track through a rubber plantation during Operation Ivanhoe. Identi
Troop Commander 342755 Captain (Capt) Graham James Moon and other members of 1 Troop, 1st Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE) on operations in Phuoc Tuy Province. Capt Moon is armed with
An unidentified member of 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), hidden in jungle foliage after his patrol group made contact with a Viet Cong fighter. He is armed with a 7.62 mm, M60 ge
NUI DAT, SOUTH VIETNAM. 1966. TEST FIRING AT AP AN PHU BY 8 PLATOON, C COMPANY, 5TH BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT (5RAR) OF A 7.62 M60 GPMG (GENERAL PURPOSE MACHINE GUN) PRIOR TO OPERATIONS
