From cover of book; "Stories of the/ Dat Do Dogs/ Portraits and Words of Veterans/ of the Vietnam War.Soft cover book. Cover - cardboard, with dark blue and black print. Illustrated in black and white, front and back, a portrait of Vietnam War Veterans. "Front cover - Ordinary Seaman (Electrical Mechanic) Gary William Oakley". "Back cover - Private Robert Charles Pearson". 60 pages, cut, plain, white paper. Illustrated black and white and sepia portrait photographs. Map of Vietnam in colour."books, biographies, vietnam

Part of the Cooper Collection. Details of "Keith Cooper's" service 3798359. National Service, served Vietnam 12th Field Regt Light Aid detachment (LAD) 11/3/71 - 30/10/71. Signed into the regular army and served for 25 years. Discharged with the rank of WO.1 class.Medal ribbon bar consisting of three ribbons attached to an aluminum strip. The rear has two brass clips. Medals represented L-R: Vietnam Medal, Long Service Medal, South Vietnam Campaign Medal.cooper collection, keith cooper, vietnam war, medal ribbons, award

Part of the Cooper Collection. See Catalogue No. 7868 for details of "Keith Cooper", 3798359 service details.Silver coloured metal pin with '1960' embossed on front. Pin and clip attached for fixing to South Vietnam Campaign Medal.Embossed on front "1960".vietnam war, awards, badge, south vietnam campaign metal, cooper collection, keith cooper

See Patterson Cat 5825This is a green nylon rectangular 'bag'. One side is open and can be button shut using metal press studs. Inside around the hems are 30mm loops of a nylon strap.vietnam war, equipment

1. String pull through - it is made of a 3 part cord. One cord has a metal tube, the other end has a loop. 35cm from the loop end is another loop (it still retains a bit of oily cleaning cloth when last used.) One of the three cords has snapped. 2. Same sort of pull through as above. - still rolled up tightly. 3. Wire bristle brush for barrel cleaning. It has a brass end for screwing to a rod. The bristles are two diameters. A lot of fluff is caught up in the small bristles.rifle cleaning equipment, vietnam war

See Patterson Cat 5825.This is one pair of polyester trousers. Cuffless - Men's. Colour is a green khaki. It has pockets, 2 on sides, 1 on rear. It has belt loops around top. The fly is held shut with brown buttons and a zip.Inside on the labels and can be barely made out. "Patt??". Another label has "K B134" written in texta on it.vietnam war, polyester trousers, uniform

Ref to Cat 5825 Patterson.This is made of jungle green cotton drill. It has one end pointed with two small cords. Inside are two pockets. One pocket is open, one pocket is held shut with the aid of a brown button. Inside the pockets are various loos items such as cottons, wool and needles.Written in ink on the outside is "1734719 Steele"vietnam war, soldiers kit, steele

post 1960 webbing belt which is part of the army uniform during Vietnam era and later.Green webbing belt with brass studs, clips and ends. Three studs in belt approximately every 6cm along length of belt. Four metallic clips along length and hooks for each end.passchendaele barracks trust, webbing belt

Pistol holster circa Vietnam War era and usually issued to Officers and senior NCO's as part of unitfom.Leather pistol holster with attached belt. leather is black on outside and brown on inside. Brass belt buckle with emblem of upraised sword over feathers and branches. Holster has fold over cover with brass studs to clip close. Holster includes built in ammunition compartment and is basically triangular shape.Inside stamped "Wunderlich, Berlin 1963" Inside cover stamped "PP12 or PPB.TL".passchendaele barracks trust, pistol holster

Part of the Kevin John Herdman No. 397661 Collection. Service details: *National Service Training - Puckapunyal 6.1.1954 to 6.4.1954 *CMF - 38th Battalion to the end of 1964. *Vietnam visit - 18.2.1970 to 4.3.1970. *RAASC with the rank of Captain - 1974 to 1975. Royal Australian Corps of Transport with the rank of Major. Retired 30.6.1988.Framed black and white photograph of a group of soldiers in uniform. Soldiers are arranged in five rows. Caption at the bottom lists the names of the soldiers in the photograph, relevant dates and the location where the photograph was taken. Frame is made of metal with a stand attached to the back.Photograph lists: '14 Platoon D Company 15 National Service Battalion, 6/1/1954, 6/4/1954, Puckpunyal' plus names.photograph, national service, puckapunyal, keving john herdman

Buckle was created for the 1988 Reunion in Melbourne for Vietnam Veterans. 300 of these buckles were made for sale at the Reunion.Silver Belt Buckle of heavy metal. On front "Vietnam Veteran" across top. Image of 3 Service personal and a helicopter. At the bottom on top of the image of some flags. At back is a folding buckle and a hook stud to clip into belt holes. Shape is rectangular.Inscribed on front "Vietnam Veteran". On back inscribed "Vietnam Veterans International Reunion Melbourne 1988". Also "Made in Australia by Blandon Australia Pty Ltd". Also an Acclamation included under notes. Inscribed on back: "We Veterans do not gather to justify or dispute the rights of wrongs of War because it is not a dispute for those of us who Served to Answer. This buckle is in Remembrance of our International Veterans Community Celebration, A Community Strong of Heart, Strong with Love. The Tide is Turning". vietnam veterans, buckle

This is a photograph of A Section, 1st Topographic Survey Troop taken at Nui Dat, Vietnam in 1969. A nominal roll of personnel and their trade as of the 30th of September 1969, accompanies this photo. Their trades in this photo were as follows - Surveyors Topographic: WO1 Darby Munro, SGT Paddy Strunks, SGT Graeme Birrell, CPL Brian Knight, CPL Colin Laybutt, SPR Roderick Gilbert and SPR Rodney Offer. Draughtsmen Topographic: SGT Terrance Linz, CPL Robert Kay, SPR Peter Aukstinaitis, SPR Lloyd Patterson and SPR Ian Wark. Photographer Cartographic: CPL George Graham. Clerk Admin: CPL Oreste Biziak. Helioworker: CPL Geoffrey White, SPR Lance Percey. Cook AACC: PTE R. Johnston. The first Royal Australian Survey Corps troops arrived in South Vietnam on the 10th of June 1966. This was a detachment from 1st Topographic Survey Troop, which was to give cartographic support to the Australian Task Force. Their main tasks were to establish a Theatre Grid, map compilation and map revision. Engineer Survey Support in the camp and to the civil community and give assistance to the Cordon Search Missions by producing large scale plots from aerial photos with every house and fence etc plotted and then reproduce these by silk screening usually, within a 24-hour period. This support concluded with the withdrawal of Australian troops from Vietnam in 1972. For more information on the career of A Section’s OC MAJ Peter Constantine AM, refer to item 6159P or 6092P. He was the CO of the Army Survey Regiment from 1975 to 1976 and CO of the School of Military Survey (SMS) from 1976 to his retirement in January 1982. His memoirs of active duty in Vietnam ‘Surveyor - Printer Behind the Lines’ was published in 2022. 2IC CAPT Frank Thorogood SB St J’s career culminated at the rank of LTCOL as the CO Army Survey Regiment from 1980 to 1981. More information on the A Section, 1st Topographic Survey Troop and the Army Survey Regiment’s supporting role is provided in pages 89 to 94 of Valerie Lovejoy’s book 'Mapmakers of Fortuna – A history of the Army Survey Regiment’ ISBN: 0-646-42120-4.This is a photograph of A Section, 1st Topographic Survey Troop taken at Nui Dat, Vietnam in 1969. The black and white photograph was printed on photographic paper and is part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photograph was scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, black & white, 1969. Back row L to R: SPR Lance Percey, SPR Bruce Grisdale, SPR Rodney Offer, SPR Roderick Gilbert, CPL Geoffrey White, PTE R. Johnston, CPL Colin Laybutt, SPR Lloyd Patterson. Centre row L to R: SPR Peter Aukstinaitis, SPR Ian Hanna, SPR Ian Wark, CPL Robert Kay, CPL George Graham, CPL Oreste Biziak, CPL Brian Knight. Front row L to R: SGT Terrance Linz, SSGT Gordon Haswell, 2IC CAPT Frank Thorogood SB St J, OC MAJ Peter Constantine AM, WO1 Darby Munro, SGT Paddy Strunks, SGT Graeme Birrell.An A4 nominal roll of personnel and their trade accompanies the photo, as of the 30th of September 1969. A torn paper identifies the personnel in the photo. Annotated on back of photo – ‘Unit Photo – 1 Topo Svy Tp 30 Sept 69’royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr

This replica set is related to Paul Reidy No 3793403, KIA Vietnam. Refer Cat No 2526.2Set of 5 medals court mounted, all medals are replicas, not engraved. 1. Australian Active Service medal 1945 - 75 with clasp Vietnam. 2. Vietnam Campaign medal. 3. Defence medal. 4. Anniversary of National Service medal. 5. South Vietnamese campaign medal.award, medal set, vietnam

Anecdotal evidence holds that most men returned from Vietnam in the dead of night, hidden from the public. In fact, large numbers actually returned on HMAS Sydney, to a welcome by dignitaries and a parade. The manner of their homecoming affected the way in which veterans recovered from the war, those who did arrive late at night to no fanfare and the seeming indifference of the military had more trouble adjusting to life at home than did those whose return was more public and who had had the benefit of a couple of weeks unwinding on board Sydney before reaching Australia. But the return home was only the beginning of a long period of readjustment. For a long time after the war large numbers of Vietnam veterans felt that many in Australia blamed them, rather than politicians, for the war and the way it had been conducted. Images of the war, many still familiar, of children burned by napalm, of the dead of My Lai, of a South Vietnamese general summarily executing a member of the Viet Cong in the streets of Saigon, had an effect on public opinion and public understanding. The fact that these images related more to the American/Vietnamese experience in Vietnam was less remarked upon. People associated the role of Australians in the war with that of the Americans in a way that failed to recognise the two countries’ different approaches to fighting in Vietnam. see https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&ved=0CDwQtwIwAg&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DYL06ddRmiJE&ei=O9OJUYnxC5GaiQeey4HQCA&usg=AFQjCNEjq876qAoYu0WnWslDSNRUJlmuBw&bvm=bv.46226182,d.aGc Wooden Plaque 15cm x 13cmVietnam Vererans Parade Sydney 1987

HMAS PARRAMATTA had active service during the Vietnam War,escorting the troop transport HMAS SYDNEY to Vietnam in 1965,1968 and 1971. She also served on patrol duties between 1964 and 1966 during the Indonesian Confrontation. In July 1976 PARRAMATTA was diverted to the Indonesian of Bali to provide humanitarian relief following an earthquake which killed over 500 Balinese and injured another 3,000. PARRAMATTA was decommissioned in 1991 as the River Class Destroyer Escorts were replaced by the Adelaide Class Guided Missile Frigates. She was sold to a Pakistani company in 1991 to be broken up.anchor parramatta escort

This sword was a pre-colonial Victorian Navy Issue. (i.e. Pre-Federation). It came into the possession of of Allan John Rankin Watkins who used it during has naval service.Naval Officers Cermonial SwordThe sword has the Queen Victoria Coat of Arms on the Blade and the Crown on the Hilt. hmas sydney & the vietnam logistics support veterans association, naval sword

Used by Leonard George Pollard. He served in H.M.A.S. ANZAC in Vietnam and retired as LCDR Engineer Ceremonial Naval Officers Sword Fine etching on both sides of the bladeh.m.a.s. anzac, hmas sydney & the vietnam logistics support veterans association

Cup canteenequipment, vietnam, army

General Service Meda, Vietnam Campaign Medal, National Medalmedals, vietnam

Vietnamese Womanpicture, vietnam, general

Green. Belt pocket for F 1sub machine gun magazinesequipment, vietnam, army

British Pith Helmetheadgear, vietnam, army

NVA Pith Helmetheadgear, vietnam, army

Army old 6 fold (now on Hat H140)uniform, ww2 -vietnam, army

Trousers Army Jungle greenuniform, vietnam, army

South Vietnam ID Carddocuments, general

canvas 2 pouches, bum pack, 2 field dressingsequipment, vietnam, army

Vietnam Service Necklace purchased in Vung Tauephemera, vietnam

Womens with emblem (missing at audit)headgear, vietnam, raaf