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 of 4 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) unloading water at Fire Support Base 'Peggy'. Water was a major supply problem for the diggers in the field. This water had been transported from the 1st Australian Task Force Base at Nui Dat, Phuoc Tuy Province.photograph, fire base peggy, 1st atf base, nui dat, phuoc tuy province, gibbons collection catalogue, denis gibbons, photographer, vietnam war, diggers, 4 rar/nz (anzac)

A black and white photograph of in Fire Support Base 'Peggy', LT Col O'Neill C.O. 8 RAR, with Maj Phil Jeffrey O.C., B Company, and O.C. 161 Battery RNZA study maps during a situation report and an orders group,during Operation Atherton, North West of the 1 ATF Base at Nui Dat (Circa December 1969)photograph, support base peggy, lt col o'neill, 8 rar, maj phil jeffrey, b coy, 161 battery, 161 battery rnza, operation atherton, gibbons collection catalogue, 1 atf base, nui dat

A black and white photograph of contact, Contact, contact, late afternoon, section strength TAOR patrol, Long Binh Operation Federal 14th March 1969, 7 Platoon, C Company 4 RAR/NZ (ANZAC), a captured NVA/VietCong sapper waits to be picked up by helicopter and taken to Fire Base Peggyphotograph, long binh, operation federal, 7 platoon, c coy, 4rar nz, gibbons collection catalogue, taor patrol, fire base peggy

A black and white photograph of Sergeant Jurd and Pte R.W. Hunter with tracker dog 'Milo' at the Fire Support Base Peggy enjoy a quiet yarn during a breat away from patrolling during Operation Federal (FebruaryMarchr 1969) Tracker dogs were used in a variety of roles.photograph, sgt jurd, pte hunter, operation federal, fire support base, tracker dog, gibbons collection catalogue, fire base peggy, milo tracker dog

A black and white photograph of - -In fire support base 'Peggy', Maj Phil Jeffrey OC B Companyy watches a a Korean Marine Sgt Linguist on attachment to 8 RAR interprets and writes down information from a captured document, into the notebook of the O.C 161 Battery RNZA (Circa December 1969)photograph, fire base peggy, maj phil jeffrey, b coy, sgt linguist - korean marine, 8 rar, 161 battery rnza, gibbons collection catalogue, operation atherton

A black and white photograph of - In Fire Support Base 'Peggy', LT Col O'Neill Commanding Officer 8 RAR, Maj Phil Jeffrey OC B Company, to his immediate fight, holds a "sitrep" and an orders group with Battalion HQ staff and his 161 Battery RNZA Commander.(Circa December 1969)photograph, fire base peggy, lt col o'neill, 8 rar, maj phil jeffrey, b coy, 161 battery rnza, operation atherton, gibbons collection catalogue