A black and white photograph of a Digger from 2 Platoon, A Company, 1 RAR, commanded by Maj Kim Patterson, Nedlands, W.A., looks aprehensively ahead as his platoon comes under NVA/VietCong sniper fire, hidden in the jungle somewhere to his platoons' direct frontphotograph, 2 platoon, a coy, 1 rar, maj kim patterson, nva/vc, gibbons collection catalogue, digger

A coloured photograph of a US Army CH47 Chinook medium helicopter carries ammunition and supplies to A Battery 2/35th US Artillery attached to the Australian Artillery Regiment, at and Australian Fire Support Base Ben Hoa province during the 1969 Tet Offensive. The battery was supporting 4 RAR/NZ (Circa July 1969)photograph, chinook, 2/35th us artillery, tet offensive, 1969, 4 rar nz, gibbons collection catalogue, a battery, australian artillery regiment, australian fire support base, ben, ben hoa

A coloured photograph of a US Army CH47 Chinook medium helicopter carries ammunition and supplies to A Battery 2/35th US Artillery, attached to the Australian Artillery Regiment, at an Australian Fire Support Base. The Battery was operating north west of the 1 ATF Base, Ben Hoa province during the 1969 Tet Offensive. The battery was supporting 4 RAR/NZphotograph, chinook, 2/35th us artillery, tet offensive, 1969, 1 atf base, australian artillery regiment, 4 rar nz, gibbons collection catalogue

A black and white photograph of digger from 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, watch as the courtiers of "King Neptune" during the "crossing of the line" ceremony on board the Vung Tau Ferry HMAS Sydney, taking the 9RAR for service in Vietnam, arrest a digger for being "over dressed".photograph, hmas sydney, vung tau ferry, 9 rar, gibbons collection catalogue

The intimate story of a battalion and the men who gave it its life; told largely by the men of the battalion in the undemonstrative, matter-of-fact manner of the Australian soldier.vietnam, 7 rar, 7th battalion

This case belonged to the first National Serviceman to be killed in action in VietnamThe suitcase is made of brown leather and wood. It feautures 2 metal locks on a side and a metal handle.A suitcase which the personal effects of Errol Noack were kept in this suitcase by his parents and later donated to the NVVM by Walter Noack (Errol's father).5 rar, noack collection, noack, errol

This book was compiled by the National Committee of 3 RAR Association (Qld Faithful) Inc. to commemorate the 50th anniversary of The Regiment. australia. army. royal australian regiment - history, australia. army - regimental histories, 3 rar

A record of the Operational Service of the Third Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment in South Vietnam from 12th December 1967 - 20th November 1968australia. army. royal australian regiment. battalion, 3rd, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - regimental histories - australia

One section of a Tracker PL 5 RAR shower at fire support base (written on the back). 3 naked men, 2 topless men in bushtracker pl, 5 rar

A black and white photograph of a Digger from 2 Platoon, A Company, 1 RAR, commanded by Maj Kim, Patterson, Nedlands, W.A. looks apprehensibly ahead as his platoon comes under NVA/VietCong sniper fire, hidden in the jungle somewhere to his platoons' direct front.photograph, 2 platoon, a coy, 1 rar, nva/vc, maj kim patterson, gibbons collection catalogue, digger

Short account of service Tour 1 - April 1966 - May 1967 , & Tour 2 - February 1969 - August 1969 (Mortar fire control) of Bruce Schmidtchen, machine gunner.Service No. 1200310: 5 RARphotographic exhibition, behind the wire, smidtchen, bruce schmidtchen, gordon-brown, susan gordon-brown, machine gunner

This stable belt is in the battalion colours of The Royal Australian Regiment. A stable belt is a striped colored belt worn at times by the armed forces of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries. The stripes identify and vary by regiment and corps.The term "stable belt" originates from when UK cavalrymen would place the surcingle around the waist when cleaning the stables and tending to their horsesThe Australian Army adopted the stable belt in the late 1970s. They were removed from service in 1995 but were reintroduced in 2017.Red and dark green striped woven belt with gold coloured buckle with crestBuckle - The Royal Australian Regimentrar, stable belt, royal australian regiment

ContextualNine (9) Campaign Medals and Three (3) additional badges 1. 1939 - 45 Star 2. Burma Star 3. Defence Medal 4. War Medal 5. Australian Service Medal 6. Australian Active Service Medal 7. Korea Medal 8. United Nations Service Medal 9. Vietnam Medal 1. Leaf shaped badge attached to Korea Medal 2. Sword surrounded by leaves 3. Wing shaped cloth badge They are mounted in a frame.In Memory of John Murray Dalton Burke who served as 424506 POFF J.M. Burke RAAF 1942-1945 237656 Lt Col J.M. Burke RAR 1941-1974 Patron 1978-1988 & Hon. Life Member RAR Assn. (Vic Branch) "Lest We Forget"replica medals, korea medal, burma star, 1939-45 medal, defence medal, australian service medal, australian active service medal, united nations service medal korea, vietnam medal, royal australian regiment association, rar association

Picture depicts a frequent activity of infantry in Vietnam - either waiting for pickup by Huey helicopters or having a drop off by the helicopters; in this case it is a pickup ('dustoff') of xxx section, yyy platoon, mmm Company.Especially for infantry, the picture captures the moment of accepting a dustoff at the end of, or during, an operation.Rectangular print 'Dustoff' in a wooden frame; this is an iconic picture out of the Vietnam war Presented to: The Diamond Valley Vietnam Veterans Sub Branch on Friday 27th October 2006. By: David Streatfeild No. 9 Squadron (Royal Australian Airforce); Vietnam 1969 1970 and 1971. Centrally below the picture and columned vertically: Dustoff (CASEVAC Vietnam), by Brian Wood; Royal Australian Air Force insignia; Rising Sun insignia with scroll: The Australian Army. Signatures by: The Hon. Graham Edwards, Member of Parliament; The Hon. Tim Fischer, Member of Parliament; W.B. "Digger" Jam,es AC, MBE, MC, Major General (ret'd); Keith Payne VC, Warrant Officer Class 2 (ret'd); Brian Wood 4 RAR 70/71vietnam, vietnam war, diamond valley vietnam veterans sub branch

Large presentation board consiting of 3 varnished horizontal timber panels with 28 presentation plaques affixed. The plaques affixed are (RMC MUR + 2 TG + 3 TG + 6 TG + PWLH + 1 CAV + VMR + 2/14 QMI + 7 RTR + 1 RVR + 1 RVR + 6 RVR + 3 RVR + 5/6 RVR + 22RVR + 8/7 RVR + 17 RNSWR + 58/32 CER + 1 RVR + 3 RAR + 5 RAR + 7 RAR + WO2 White + 5/7 RAR +6 RAR + 8/9 RAR + JTC)5/6 rvr, plaque, bhq

Shield shaped plaque made from a black coloured wood. Located centrally is a unit symbol made from golden line to the Royal Australian Regiment badge. rar, infantry, hat badge, plaque

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A coloured photograph of Major Harry Smith MC, Officer Commanding, D Company, 6th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, at the Battle Of Long Tan, Phuoc tuy Province, 18/08/1966, assisted by his company Sergeant Major, Warrant Officer Class 2, Chris Pope, directs a resupply during Operation Portsea, South of the 1st Australian Task Force Base, Nui Dat, Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam,March 1967photograph, d coy, 6 rar, operation portsea, major harry smith mc, wo2 chris pope, gibbons collection catalogue, military cross, 6th battalion, battle of long tan, phuoc tuy province, 1 atf base, nui dat, the royal australian regiment, denis gibbons

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of Diggers from 2 Platoon, commanded by 2Lt Alex Molna, Adelaide, South Australia, A Company, 1 RAR, commanded by Maj Kim Patterson, Nedlands, Western Australia, come under concentrated sniper fire during Operation Goodwood 17/01/1969photograph, 2 platoon, a coy, 2lt alex molnar, 1 rar, maj kim patterson, gibbons collection catalogue, operation goodwood, diggers, denis gibbons

Belonged to National Serviceman N J T Fothergill, Service no: 6708473, served in 3 RAR, 1967-8.A blue plastic cover, pages bound into cover with metal screws. Information of the front of the booklet is in white. Top right hand corner reads DSN 7610-66-034-9288. The Australian Army Insigni is in the middle of the cover with Australian Army written under this. The cover opens upwards.6708473. N. Fothergill Lt.fothergill, infantry manual, 3 rar

Ribbons = 1. Korea Medal. 2. U.N. Medal. Refers to the service of Norman Tupper 51455 3 RAR KOREA. Served 3 April 1952 - 24 March 1953.1. Battle dress jacket. Khaki wool, two front pockets on both. Arms are a cloth badge for Royal Australian Survey Corps. A square cloth badge with a two tone shield, red over blue. On the shield is an image of a crowned lion standing on a big crown Corporal's stripes beneath that. On the left breast are two campaign ribbons. They are faded.Written inside is "Tupper B.L." and "N. Tupper".army uniform, survey corps, korean war, passchendaele barracks trust

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of a digger from 2 Platoon, A Coy 1 RAR commanded by Maj Kim Patterson, Nedlands, W.A.advances with Centurian tanks of 1 Troop, C Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment, commanded by Lt Brian Sullivan during Operation Goodwoodphotograph, 2 platoon, centurion tank, operation goodwood, 1st armoured regiment, gibbons collection catalogue, digger, a coy, 1 rar, maj kim patterson, 1 troop, lt brian sullivan, c squadron, denis gibbons

On the 15th February, 1969, 5 RAR returned to South Vietnam for its second tour of operations. vietnam war, 5 rar, australian army, armed forces of the united states, south vietnamese, royal australian air force, phuoc tuy province

This book is dedicated to those men of 4RAR/NZ(Anzac) Bn who died fighting for a free South Vietnam.australia. army. royal australian regiment. battalion, australia. army. field battery, 4rar/nz, 4 rar/nz (anzac), new zealand - deaths in vietnam

Black Saturday explosion by rocket mines in Sth Vietnam. Vung Tau and Nui Dat hospitals involved in helping the wounded soldiers. Australian and US helicopters in action. 8 RAR and 6RAR involved.A sepia coloured newspaper article from the Herald, dated March 2 1970, has an image of 13 local Vietnamese people working in paddy fields with five rifles nearby stacked up forming a cone shape. Herald Sun March 2nd 1970/ Guns at harvest/ Battle to save hurt diggers. guns, harvest, mine explosion, black saturday, long hai mountains, helicopter evacuation, 11 dead, 29 wounded, jumping mines, 8rar & 6rar

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection.A black and white photograph of Medics and Intelligence Officers meet and unload a secondAmerican Dustoff medical evacuation helicopter bringing wounded NVA/VietCong enemy from the NVA/VietCong K76A Hospital wards captured on the Nui May Tao Mountain by 6 RAR/NZ (ANZAC)photograph, intelligence officers, dustoff, nva/vc, k76a hospital, 6 rar/nz, nui may tao mountain, operation marsden, gibbons collection catalogue, anzac, medics, denis gibbons