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 - With the "directional stakes" in place, Capt Tony Eaton, Kirribilli, NSW, the 1st ATF Artillery Intelligence Officer about to take a compass reading of the incoming direction of a NVA/VietCong 107mm rocket, watched by Sgt Paul Butcher (29th march 1969)photograph, capt tony eaton, 107mm rocket, 1st atf base, artillery intelligence officer, sgt paul butcher, nva/vc, luscombe airfield, gibbons collection catalogue, 1st australian task force, nva/vietcong, 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 Capt Tony Eaton, Kirribilli, NSW, The 1st ATF Artillery Intelligence Officer and Sgt Paul Butcher, Doncaster, Vic checks the impact area of a NVA/VietCong 107mm rocket for fragments and impact angle.In the background is the base Luscombe Airfield (29th March 1969)photograph, capt tony eaton, 1st atf base, artillery intelligence officer, sgt paul butcher, nva/vc, 107mm rocket, luscombe airfield, gibbons collection catalogue, 1st australian task force, nva/vietcong, 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 Capt Tony Eaton, Kirribilli, NSW,the 1st ATF Artillery Intelligence Officer and his Sgt Paul Butcher, Doncaster, Vic.checks the impact area of an NVA/VietCont 107mm rocket for fragments and impact angle. In the background is the base Luscombe Airfield, (29th March 1969)photograph, capt tony eaton, 1st atf base, artillery intelligence officer, sgt paul butcher, nva/vc, 107mm rocket, luscombe airfield, gibbons collection catalogue, nva/vietcong, 1st australian task force, 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 Capt Tony Eaton, Kirribilli, NSW, 1st ATF Artillery Intelligence Officer crouches down to take a compass reading of the incoming direction of a NVA/VietCong 107mm rocket while Sgt Paul Butcher, Doncaster, Vic. checks his compass reading (29th March 1969)1 atf base, artillery intelligence officer, nva/vc, 107mm rocket, sgt paul butcher, capt tony eaton, luscombe airfield, gibbons collection catalogue, nva/vietcong, 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 Sgt Paul Butcher, Doncaster, Vic. watches as Capt Tony Eaton, Kirribilli, NSW, The 1st ATF Artillery Intelligence Officer makes notes at an impact area of a NVA/VietCong 107mm rocket after an overnight attack by enemy gunners on the 1ATF Base. (29th March 1969)photograph, sgt paul butcher, capt tony eaton, 1st atf base, artillery intelligence officer, nva/vc, luscombe airfield, gibbons collection catalogue, 107mm rocket, 1st australian task force, nva/vietcong, 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 Capt Tony Eaton, Kirribilli, NSW, the 1st ATF Artillery Intelligence Officer assisted by Sgt Paul Butcher, Doncaster, Vic, checks the impact area of a NVA/VietCong 107mm rocket for fragments and impact angle, beside the Nui Dat Base, Luscombe Airfield (29th March 1969)photograph, capt tony eaton, sgt paul butcher, 1 atf base, artillery intelligence officer, nva/vc, 107mm rocket, nui dat base, luscombe airfield, gibbons collection catalogue, 1st australian task force, nva/vietcong, 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 Capt Tony Eaton, Kirribilly, NSW the 1st ATF Artillery Intelligence Officer assisted by Sgt Paul Butcher, Doncaster, Vic check an impact area. of a NVA/VietCong 107mm rocket after an overnight attack by enemy gunners on the 1ATF Base, Nui Dat (29th March 1969) photograph, 1st atf base, artillery intelligence officer, capt tony eaton, sgt paul butcher, nva/vc, 107mm rocket, nui dat, luscombe airfield, gibbons collection catalogue, 1st australian task force, nva/vietcong, 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 Capt Tony Eaton, Kirribilli, NSW, The 1st ATF Artillery Intelligence Officer assisted by Sgt Paul Butcher, Doncaster, Vic. check an impact area of a NVA/VietCong 107mm rocket after an overnight attack by enemy gunners on the 1ATF Base Nui Dat. (29th March 1969)photograph, 1 atf base, capt tony eaton, artillery intelligence officer, sgt paul butcher, nva/vc, 107mm rocket, nui dat, luscombe airfield, gibbons collection catalogue, 1st australian task force, nva/vietcong, 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 1st ATF Artillery Intelligence Officer Sgt Paul Butcher (from Doncaster, Vic) watched by Capt Tony Easton (from Kirribilli, NSW) pound a stake into an impact area of a NVA/VietCong 107mm rocket after an overnight attack by enemy gunners on the 1st ATF Base (29th March 1969).photograph, sgt paul butcher, capt tony eaton, 1st atf base, artillery intelligence officer, nva/vc, gibbons collection catalogue, 107mm rocket, denis gibbons, photographer, vietnam war, nva/vietcong, 1st australian task force

Australian Chinese Servicemen from WW2 photographs - Exhibition held at the Bendigo & District RSL, post 2010.1.2.3. Photographs on photographic paper, enlarged black and white portraits. Mount - red and blue colour cardboard, double mount with top area containing the photograph, lower area printed information. 1. Three servicemen in informal group. 2. Two servicewomen, one serviceman and a civilian - group portrait. 3. Five servicemen and one service woman in uniform - collection of small portraits.Printed information - black ink print. 1. LES KUM JEW (left)- in 1942, joined the Volunteer Defence Corps, then the RAAF, with JACK GOON (right). GUS HOMEMING (centre) enlisted in 1942 in the Royal Australian Artillery, and was posted to New Guinea. In 1944, he was seconded to the Allied translation and Interrogation Section to work in POW camps. To this end, and with other students including Jack Goon, he learned Japanese at Sydney University. He was then posted to Morotai. In 1946, he was sent to Japan with the Australian Intelligence Corps of the British Commonwealth Occupation Forces. From 1946-51, he was in charge of the Inland Sea Patrol. Promoted to Chief Administration Officer in charge of Tokushima Prefecture and its ten million people. He returned to Australia in 1952 and remained in Intelligence service until 1957. 2. EUNICE LEONG (top left) worked from 1940 as a wireless operator for the Army in Melbourne, Sydney and Alice Springs, and as a signals instructor at Bonegilla. Her sister, VALDA (top right) worked as a radar plotter with the WAAAF, and her brother MAX (bottom right) went with the British Commonwealth Occupation Forces to Japan after the War. 3. PETER MOO (top right) served with the Australian Army in the Northern Territory, his brother FRANK MOO (top centre) served with the Australian Imperial Force in Rabaul and Bougainville, Frank's children CLARENCE MOO (top right) served with the Royal Australian Engineers and then transferred to the Royal Australian Air Force HARRY MOO (bottom left) served with the Royal Australian Air Force's 31 Beaufighter Squadron in Darwin and Morotai, MAVIS MOO (bottom centre) served with the Australian Army Medical Women's Service and ARTHUR MOO (bottom right) served with the Australian Army and later the Royal Australian Air Force. photographs, chinese/australians, ww2