A black and white photograph of elements of A Company, 7 RAR under command of Maj Chris Thompson move out on Operation Finschafen 13/03/1970. Maj Thompson had previously spent fourteen years with Gurka Battalions in Malaya and Hong Kongphotograph, maj chris thompson, operation finschafen, 7 rar, gibbons collection catalogue, a company

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 Denis Gibbons, the UPI War Correspondent at 1 Australian Task Force Base, Nui Dat, Phuoc Tuy Province. Here he talks with a digger from 7 RAR as they wait for the assault helicopter to arrive to commence 'Operation Finschhafen' 12/03/1970.photograph, operation finschafen, 7rar, 1st atf base, nui dat, phuoc tuy province, gibbons collection catalogue, denis gibbons, photographer, vietnam war, digger, united press international, war correspondents - australia

This book is about the men who made up 4 Platoon, B Company, 7 Battalion.australia. army. royal australian regiment. battalion, 1961-1975 -- participation, 1961-1975 -- personal narratives, soldiers -- australia -- biography., john ' bunda' walker, ken weightman, 4 platoon, b company, 7 battalion, 7 rar, operation finschafen, australian task force base, nui dat, pte robert hughes, cpl allan aldenhoven, pte john walker