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 the interior of Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) 13A "The Nympho" destroyrd by a NVA/VietCong mine, whilst operation with task force infantry elements on operation Massey Harris. (September 1970) All the Diggers on the APC were wounded.photograph, apc 13a, operation massey harris, nva/vc, mine, gibbons collection catalogue, the nympho, nva viet cong, diggers, wounded servicemen, nva vietcong mine, denis gibbons

A coloured photograph of a M113 APC habing its tracks replaced in the field. The rear of the APC sits on the front of a tank to lift the tracks of the ground. Crews stand on the vehicles and of the groundM113's nickname is "The Nympho" S/No 134photograph, m113, armoured personnel carrier

Black and white photograph of an APC and two Centurion tanks. APC is damaged and resting on the rear of a tank after being blown up by a 180lb shell, set as a landmine. Infantry and cavalry personnel climb all over APC and tanks assessing damage. Photo is in a black frame.Photograph description of scene as accompanment of photodenis gibbons, armoured personnel carrier, centurion tank, "nympho", operation massey-harris