One of 521 crosses placed in lawns of The Shrine, Melbourne, on 18th August 2016, as part of VVAA (Vic)'s 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan - each cross carries the name of an Australian soldier killed in the Vietnam war and a red poppy made by wife of Vietnam veteran.A poignant reflection of a life lost whilst in Service in Vietnam.White cross with name and service number printed; red poppy attached. John William Kirby, Service No. 27758vietnam, vietnam war, diamond valley vietnam veterans sub branch

Printed copy from a website - www.battleoflongtan.com. The Battle of Long Tan, South Vietnam : 18 August 1966. This is a quick facts sheet about a documentary of the Battle of Long Tan and Vietnam. There is also what appears to be an official RAAF version of the Battle of Long Tan.battle of long tan, documentary, red dune films, nva/vc, d company, 6 rar, 1 atf, 1st australian task force, 3 troop, 1 apc sqn, b coy, a coy, 1 field regiment, nui dat, 161 field battery, 103 field battery, 105 field battery, the presidential unit citation, the distinguished service order (dso), brigadier oliver david jackson, 2111, companion of the distinguished service order, australian army training team vietnam (aattv), lt col colin maurice townsend, 17000, royal australian infantry corps, 6th battalion, the royal australian regiment, member of the order of the british empire, mbe, capt maurice david stanley (nz), 33140, distinguished conduct medal, dcm, wo2 john william kirby, 27758, cpl john alexander carter, 38317, royal australian armoured corps, 3rd cavalry regiment, 1st armoured personnel carrier squadron, military cross, mc, major harry arthur smith, 6776, star of gallantry, flight lieutenant leigh oxley hindley, o23946, distinguished flying cross