This item was recovered on the battlefield of Fire Support Base Balmoral on 28th May, 1968.North Vietnamese Army utility belt. Woven material, khaki in colour with silver clasp featuring North Vietnamese Star. army belt, battle of balmoral, belt, north vietnamese, vc

Possibly Nth Viet Hat Badgeuniform, vietnam

Collected by National Serviceman Pte D J Kerslake from the site of an ambush initiated by 1 RAR in 1968. This is part of a collection that was donated by Private Daryl John Kerslake (3792440) who was a National Serviceman with the Australian Army with the Royal Australian Infantry Corps. He served in Vietnam with 1 Australian Reinforcement Unit from 22 Jun 68 to 30 Jun 68 and 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment from 1 Jul 68 to 28 Feb 69.Olive green plastic with coloured filters stored in handle. The torch is modified in that the front red plastic filter has a star shape cut out of it to identify it as Viet Cong for night identification.MX 9914.0 Bright star, Trade mark reg.torch, flashlight, vietnam war, viet cong, north vietnamese, nth vietnamese, field torch, pte daryl john kerslake, 3792440, australian national serviceman, royal australian infantry corps, 1 australian reinforcement unit, 1st battalion, the royal australian regiment