National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Memorabilia - Tankard, Huntly Melbourne, C1970
... Poole Cpl S. J..... Poole Cpl S. J. Tankard 1970 Vietnam Presented to / Sgt. J Poole ...
The Moorebank Military Area in NSW housed the School of Military Engineering. During the war in Vietnam it was expanded to cater for the increased number of soldiers being allocated to the Royal Australian Engineers. A mock Vietnamese village was built to familiarise troops with guerilla warfare tactics and military raids, and a nuclear, biological and chemical warfare wing was constructed.Tankard, small, made of pewter with a glass bottom and personal engraving.Presented to / Sgt. J Poole/ by Sgts mess MAW / 19.10.70. (MAW = Moorebank Area Workshop).poole cpl s. j., tankard, 1970, vietnam