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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Photograph, Gibbons, Denis, Heavy Machine Gun Fire
... 1 Platoon... Atherton' 10 December 1969. 1 Platoon, A Company, 8 RAR, 1 Platoon...Photograph 1 ATF Operation Atherton 1 Platoon A Coy 8 RAR ...A black and white photograph of Contact, contact, Contact, late afternoon, Platoon strength North West of 1ATF 'Operation Atherton' 10 December 1969. 1 Platoon, A Company, 8 RAR, 1 Platoon diggers go to ground under fire from heavy machingun, automatic weapon, rifle and RPG fire.photograph, 1 atf, operation atherton, 1 platoon, a coy, 8 rar, gibbons collection catalogue, machine gun, diggers -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Photograph, Gibbons, Denis, M60 Return Fire
... 1 Platoon... Atherton' 10 December 1969. 1 Platoon, A Company, 8 RAR, a 1...Photograph 1 ATF 1 Platoon A Coy 8 RAR Operation Atherton ...A black and white photograph of Contact, Contact, Contact, late afternoon Platoon strength North West of 1ATF 'Operation Atherton' 10 December 1969. 1 Platoon, A Company, 8 RAR, a 1 Platoon M60 prepares to return fire from heavy machine gun, automatic weapon, rifle and RPG fire.photograph, 1 atf, 1 platoon, a coy, 8 rar, operation atherton, gibbons collection catalogue, m60 machine gun, digger, rpg -
Stawell Historical Society IncPhotograph, No 1 Platoon 39th Coy WW1 Photograph
... No 1 Platoon 39th Coy WW1 Photograph... Ballarat. 1916 WW1 No 1 Platoon 39th Coy WW1 Photograph Photograph ...Platoon portrait of No1 Platoon A Coy 39th Battalion Ballarat. 1916 WW1 30 Concongella Boys Joined 39th Battalion Ballaratww1, uniform -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomBooklet (2 copies), Infantry Training Vol 1 Infantry Platoon Weapons No 6A General Purpose Machine Gun M60 1971
... Infantry Training Vol 1 Infantry Platoon Weapons No 6A... Training Vol 1 Infantry Platoon Weapons Pam No 6A The GPMG M60 1962... superseding Infantry Training Vol 1 Infantry Platoon Weapons Pam No 6A ...Soft covered dark blue booklet superseding Infantry Training Vol 1 Infantry Platoon Weapons Pam No 6A The GPMG M60 1962. Provides instructors with necessary information with which to train soldiers to handle and fire the M60 in both bipod and tripod rolesm60 machine gun -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Photograph, Gibbons, Denis, Winched Out
... 1 Platoon...A black and white photograph of Platoon strength contact...Photograph 1 ATF Operation Atherton 1 Platoon A Coy 8RAR ...A black and white photograph of Platoon strength contact in the late afternoon NW of 1ATF 'Operation Atherton' 10/12/1969. 1 Platoon, A Coy 8 RAR Pte Robinson begins his ascent to the dustoff helicopter watched by the Diggers below.photograph, 1 atf, operation atherton, 1 platoon, a coy, 8rar, dustoff, digger, gibbons collection catalogue, pte robinson -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Photograph, Gibbons, Denis, Waiting For The Winch
... 1 Platoon...A black and white photograph of diggers from 1 Platoon...Photograph 1 Platoon A Coy 8 RAR Operation Atherton Gibbons ...A black and white photograph of diggers from 1 Platoon, A Company, 8 RAR on Operation Atherton, 11 miles North West of the Australian Task Force Base at Nui Dat, wait for the winch to return for another wounded mate to be casavaced to hospital. Casualties were 1 dead and 14 wounded.photograph, 1 platoon, a coy, 8 rar, operation atherton, gibbons collection catalogue, australian task force, nui dat, wounded serviceman, diggers -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Photograph, Additional Protection
... 1 Platoon... Atherton' 10 December1969. 1 Platoon, A Company, 8 RAR under heavy...Photograph 1 ATF Operation Atherton 1 Platoon A Coy 8 RAR ...A black and white photograph of Contact, Contact, Contact, late afternoon, Platoon strength North West of 1ATF 'Operation Atherton' 10 December1969. 1 Platoon, A Company, 8 RAR under heavy machin gun, AK47, rifle and RPG fire.A digger uses his pack as additional protectionphotograph, 1 atf, operation atherton, 1 platoon, a coy, 8 rar, rpg, gibbons collection catalogue, digger, machine gun, ak47 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Photograph, Gibbons, Denis, Pinned Down
... 1 Platoon... Atherton' 10 December 969. 1 Platoon, A Company, 8 RAR, under heavy...Photograph 1 ATF Operation Atherton 1 Platoon A Coy 8 RAR ...A black and white photograph of Contact, Contact, Contact, late afternoon, Platoon strength North West of 1ATF 'Operation Atherton' 10 December 969. 1 Platoon, A Company, 8 RAR, under heavy machin gun, AK47, rifle and RPG fire. The diggers are pinned down by the concentrated fire.photograph, 1 atf, operation atherton, 1 platoon, a coy, 8 rar, rpg, gibbons collection catalogue, ak47, digger, machine gun, diggers -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Photograph, Gibbons, Denis
... 1 Platoon... Atherton, 10 December 1969. 1 Platoon, A Companyy, 8 RAR, thumbs up... Base Operation Atherton 1 Platoon A Coy 8 RAR Sgt L.E. Fielding ...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: Contact....Contact....Contact....late afternoon, platoon strength, North West of 1ATF Operation Atherton, 10 December 1969. 1 Platoon, A Companyy, 8 RAR, thumbs up by Sgt L.E.Fielding and Pte N.J. Robison begins his ascent to the dustoff evacuation helicopter.photograph, 1 atf base, operation atherton, 1 platoon, a coy, 8 rar, sgt l.e. fielding, pte n.j.robinson, dustoff, helicopter, gibbons collection catalogue, denis gibbons, photographer, vietnam war, diggers -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Photograph, Winch Extraction Preparation
... 1 Platoon...A black and white photograph of Diggers from 1 Platoon... Operation Atherton 1 Platoon A Coy 8 RAR Dustoff Gibbons Collection ...A black and white photograph of Diggers from 1 Platoon, A Company, 8 RAR on Operation Atherton, 11 miles North West of the Australain Task Force Base, Nui Dat, prepare a wounded mate for winching out of thick jungle to be casevaced to hospital, casualities were 1 dead and 14 wounded.photograph, 1 atf, operation atherton, 1 platoon, a coy, 8 rar, dustoff, gibbons collection catalogue, digger, australian task force, nui dat -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Photograph, Gibbons, Denis, Flank The Bunker
... 1 Platoon... Atherton' 10 December 1969. 1 Platoon, A Company 8 RAR diggers...Photograph 1 ATF Operation Atherton 1 Platoon A Coy 8 RAR ...A black and white photograph of Contact, Contact, Contact, late afternoon,Platoon strength North West of 1ATF 'Operation Atherton' 10 December 1969. 1 Platoon, A Company 8 RAR diggers under heavy machin gun, AK47, rifle and RPG fire. A digger attempts to flank the bunker in frontphotograph, 1 atf, operation atherton, 1 platoon, a coy, 8 rar, gibbons collection catalogue, digger, machine gun, ak47 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Photograph, Better Position
... 1 Platoon... Atherton' 10 December 1969. 1 Platoon, A Company, 8 RAR diggers... Operation Atherton 1 Platoon A Coy 8 RAR Gibbons Collection ...A black and white photograph of Contact, Contact, Contact, late afternoon,Platoon strength North West of 1ATF 'Operation Atherton' 10 December 1969. 1 Platoon, A Company, 8 RAR diggers under heavy machin gun, AK47, rifle and RPG fire. A digger moves forward into a better fire positionphotograph, 1 atf, operation atherton, 1 platoon, a coy, 8 rar, gibbons collection catalogue, machine gun, ak47, digger -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Photograph, Gibbons, Denis, Casavac Extraction
... 1 Platoon...A black and white photograph of Cpl Ian Torrens 1 Platoon...Photograph Cpl Ian Torrens 1 Platoon A Coy 8 RAR Operation ...A black and white photograph of Cpl Ian Torrens 1 Platoon, A Company, 8 RAR on Operation Atherton, 11 miles North West of the Australian Task force Base at Nui Dat, climbs a tree to direct US Dustoff helicopter for the casavac extration of wounded. Casualties were one dead and forteen wounded.photograph, cpl ian torrens, 1 platoon, a coy, 8 rar, operation atherton, dustoff, gibbons collection catalogue, 1 atf base, nui dat -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Photograph, Gibbons, Denis, Winched Out
... 1 Platoon...A black and white photograph of diggers from 1 Platoon...Photograph 1 Platoon A Coy 8 RAR Operation Atherton Gibbons ...A black and white photograph of diggers from 1 Platoon, A Company, 8 RAR on Operation Atherton 11 miles North West of the Australian Task Force Base at Nui Dat, watch one of their wounded mates winched out of the thick jungle to be casavaced to hospital. Casualities were 1 dead and 14 wounded.photograph, 1 platoon, a coy, 8 rar, operation atherton, gibbons collection catalogue, wounded serviceman, australian task force, nui dat, diggers -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Photograph, Gibbons, Denis, Better Cover
... 1 Platoon... Atherton' 10 December 1969. 1 Platoon, A Company 8 RAR diggers...Photograph 1 ATF Operation Atherton 1 Platoon A Coy 8 RAR ...A black and white photograph of Contact, Contact, Contact, late afternoon Platoon strength, North West of 1ATF 'Operation Atherton' 10 December 1969. 1 Platoon, A Company 8 RAR diggers under heavy machin gun, AK47, rifle and RPG fire. Cpl Torrens and a digger move to better coverphotograph, 1 atf, operation atherton, 1 platoon, a coy, 8 rar, cpl torrens, gibbons collection catalogue, diggers, digger, machine gun, ak47 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Photograph, Gibbons, Denis, Back To Cover
... 1 Platoon... Atherton' 10 December 1969. 1 Platoon, A Company, 8 RAR under...Photograph 1 ATF Operation Atherton 1 Platoon A Coy 8 RAR ...A black and white photograph of Contact, Contact, Contact, late afternoon, Platoon strength North West of 1ATF 'Operation Atherton' 10 December 1969. 1 Platoon, A Company, 8 RAR under heavy machin gun fire, AK47, rifle and RPG fire. Cpl I.G. Torrens crawls back to better coverphotograph, 1 atf, operation atherton, 1 platoon, a coy, 8 rar, rpg, gibbons collection catalogue, ak47, cpl ian torrens, machine gun -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Photograph, Gibbons, Denis, Hit By Schrapnel
... 1 Platoon... Atherton' 10 December 1969. 1 Platoon, A Company, 8 RAR. A M60...Photograph 1 ATF Operation Atherton 1 Platoon A Coy 8 RAR ...A black and white photograph of Contact, Contact, Contact, late afternoon, Platoon strength North West of 1ATF 'Operation Atherton' 10 December 1969. 1 Platoon, A Company, 8 RAR. A M60 Machine Gunner looks back as schrapnel from an RPG tears into his side, his Number two is also hitphotograph, 1 atf, operation atherton, 1 platoon, a coy, 8 rar, rpg, m60 machine gun, gibbons collection catalogue, wounded serviceman, digger -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Photograph, Gibbons, Denis, Better Fire Position
... 1 Platoon... Atherton' 10 December 1969. 1 Platoon, A Company, 8 RAR under heavy...Photograph 1 ATF Operation Atherton 1 Platoon A Coy 8 RAR ...A black and white photograph Contact, Contact, Contact, late afternoon, Platoon strength North West of 1ATF 'Operation Atherton' 10 December 1969. 1 Platoon, A Company, 8 RAR under heavy machin gun, AK47, rifle and RPG fire. Pte R.J. Asmus moves forward to a better fire positionphotograph, 1 atf, operation atherton, 1 platoon, a coy, 8 rar, rpg, pte asmus, gibbons collection catalogue, machine gun, ak47 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Photograph, Extracting A Wounded Digger
... 1 Platoon...A black and white photograph of diggers from 1 Platoon...Photograph 1 Platoon A Coy 8 RAR Gibbons Collection ...A black and white photograph of diggers from 1 Platoon, A Company, 8 RAR, on Operation Atherton, 11 miles North West of the Australian Task Force Base at Nui Dat, led by Cpl Ian Torrens, extract a wounded digger by dragging him by the scruff of the neck. Casualities were 1 dead and 14 wounded.photograph, 1 platoon, a coy, 8 rar, gibbons collection catalogue, operation atherton, cpl ian torrens, wounded serviceman, kia, australian task force, diggers -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Photograph, Gibbons, Denis, Wounded Digger
... 1 Platoon... Atherton' 10 December 1969. 1 Platoon, A Company, 8 RAR under heavy...Photograph 1 ATF Operation Atherton 1 Platoon A Coy 8 RAR ...A black and white photograph of Contact, contact, Contact, late afternoon, Platoon strength North West of 1ATF 'Operation Atherton' 10 December 1969. 1 Platoon, A Company, 8 RAR under heavy machin gun fire, automatic weapon, rifle and RPG fire. A wounded digger is pulled away from a bunkerphotograph, 1 atf, operation atherton, 1 platoon, a coy, 8 rar, rpg, gibbons collection catalogue, digger, wounded serviceman, ak47, machine gun -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Photograph, Gibbons, Denis, Hit By Enemy Fire
... 1 Platoon... Atherton' 10 December 1969. 1 Platoon, A Company, 8 RAR. under...Photograph 1 ATF Operation Atherton 1 Platoon A Coy 8 RAR ...A black and white photograph Contact, contact, Contact, late afternoon, Platoon strength North West of 1ATF 'Operation Atherton' 10 December 1969. 1 Platoon, A Company, 8 RAR. under fire from heavy machingun fire, AK47 and RPG fire. A digger reels back after being hit by enemy firephotograph, 1 atf, operation atherton, 1 platoon, a coy, 8 rar, gibbons collection catalogue, wounded serviceman, ak47, machine gun, digger -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Training Pamphlet, The War Office, United Kingdom, Infantry Training Volume 1 Infantry Platoon Weapons Pamphlet No 2 Fieldcraft (All Arms) 1948, 1948, Reprinted with Amdt1 1949
... Infantry Training Volume 1 Infantry Platoon Weapons..., reprinted with Amdt No 1 of Feb 1949 Infantry Training Volume 1 ...In the mid 20th century, the Australian Army used training pamphlets of the British Army. There was a commonality then of weapons, equipment and training doctrine. It was not always a perfect fit. This pamphlet teaches direction finding by the use of the Pole Star at night and the Sun by day in the Northern hemisphere.Used by the Australian Army in mid 20th Century77 page training pamphlet, Published 1948, reprinted with Amdt No 1 of Feb 1949WO Code 8382 Rubber Stamp: "Senior Cadet Unit Inter High School Grenfell" -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, Alexander Bros, Infantry Training Vol 1 Infantry Platoon Weapons Pam No 13 The Ack Pack Flame Thrower 1952, 1952
... Infantry Training Vol 1 Infantry Platoon Weapons Pam No 13... covered booklet Infantry Training Vol 1 Infantry Platoon Weapons ...Soft covered bookletWO Code No 8760 flame thrower, handbook -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet (3 copies), Infantry Training Vol 1 Infantry Platoon Weapons No 4A Sub-machine Gun 9mm F1 1966, 1966
... Infantry Training Vol 1 Infantry Platoon Weapons No 4A Sub... Infantry Training Vol 1 Infantry Platoon Weapons No 4A Sub-machine ...Soft covered booklet. Two copies amended to Amdt 1, one copy unamendedDSN 7610-66-023-3614sub-machine gun f1 -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, Defence Printing Esatblishment, Infantry Training Vol 1 Infantry Platoon Weapons Pam No 6A The General Purpose Machine Gun M60 1971, 1974
... Infantry Training Vol 1 Infantry Platoon Weapons Pam No 6A... Training Vol 1 Infantry Platoon Weapons Pam No 6A The General ...Soft light blue covered booklet reprinted incorporating amendment No 1. Supersedes Pam Infantry Training Vol 1 Pam 6A The GPMG 1962DSN 7610-66-041-6416m60 machine gun -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, Infantry Training Vol 1 Infantry Platoon Weapons No 6A General Purpose Machine Gun M60, 1962
... Infantry Training Vol 1 Infantry Platoon Weapons No 6A... Training Vol 1 Infantry Platoon Weapons No 6A General Purpose ...Soft covered booklet. Incorporating amendments 1, 2 & 3DSN 7610-66-015-3985m60 machine gun -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, Infantry Training Vol 1 Infantry Platoon Weapons No 6 Light Machine Gun & Section Handling, 1955
... Infantry Training Vol 1 Infantry Platoon Weapons No 6 Light... booklet incorporating amendments 1,2 & 3 Infantry Training Vol 1 ...Soft covered booklet incorporating amendments 1,2 & 3WO Code No 8910 light machine gun -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, Infantry Training Vol 1 Infantry Platoon Weapons No 6 Light Machine Gun & Section Handling, 1955
... Infantry Training Vol 1 Infantry Platoon Weapons No 6 Light... with amendments Nos 1 & 2 containing material for an instructor to teach ...Soft covered booklet with amendments Nos 1 & 2 containing material for an instructor to teach recruits how to handle and fire the Bren LMG and how to work as a member of a section team.WO Code No 8910bren gun -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, Infantry Training Vol 1 Infantry Platoon Weapons Part 4 Machine Carbines 1949, April 1951
... Infantry Training Vol 1 Infantry Platoon Weapons Part 4... Carbines Infantry Training Vol 1 Infantry Platoon Weapons Part 4 ...Soft covered booklet incorporating amendment No 1. Deals with 9mm Owen and Austen Machine Carbinesmachine carbine, owen, austen -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, Alexander Bros, Infantry Training Vol 1 Infantry Platoon Weapons Pam 6 Light Machine Gun Supplement No 1 Anti-Aircraft LMG, 1951
... Infantry Training Vol 1 Infantry Platoon Weapons Pam 6... booklet Infantry Training Vol 1 Infantry Platoon Weapons Pam 6 ...Soft covered bookletWO 8683bren gun, anti-aircraft
