Photographs of this information board were taken by Mike Waldron, John Eaton and Bob GristFive colour photos and text superimposed on colour photo of wet mess on SAS Hill, Nui Dat, depicting eight soldiers relaxing, drinking beer outside mess.Wet mess on SAS Hill at Nui Dat, courtesy Mike Waldron.information board, 1st battalion, the royal australian regiment, 1rar, 7rar, nui dat, phuoc tuy province, operation toan thang, tet offensive (1968), bien hoa-bien nuong, fire support base coral, 141st north vietnamese army (nva) regiment, 141 nva regt, 102 field battery, viet cong killed, bien hoa long khanh, hat dich, tua tich, baria, operation windsor, operation goodwood, 9rar, 4rar, operation blue mountains, operation platypus, medivac, pte michael waldron, 17773, royal australian infantry corps, 5th battalion, pte john easton, 215943, pte robert maxwell grist, 39426

A book with colour cover of soldier on duty in a forest. One soldier is taking care of an injured soldier while others are on the look out.non-fictionIt became a tradition for infantry battlaions to write the history of their Tour of Duty in Vietnam. For most this was achieved soon after their return to Australia, 9RAR was an exception.9th battalion, 9rar, vietnam 1968-1969

Black buckram hard cover, gold print. Dust cover yellow/paper and plastic. Illustrated cover, red, blue, black print. Pages 293 Illustrated black and white photosSticker - FRANCIS W. DEAN BEM 'cORAL" 20 Strickland Road Bendigo Victoria. 3550books, military history

White board with black print. A letter printed for general viewing. It describes with some humour, what family and friends can expect from the returned soldier. See media file for more information.To our wives and the general public, this is to inform you that during the month of November, 1969, your husband/son/uncle/lover/cousin/nephew/mate/fiance/pet/old friend/brother ........having completed an arduous tour in the Republic of Vietnam, will be returning home to Australai (RTA).9 rar, letter, poster, information board, australian force headquarters

A Hundred Feet Over Hell is the story of a handful of young pilots taking extraordinary risks to support those on the ground. Flying over Vietnam in two-seater Cessnas, they often made the difference between a soldier returning alive to his family or having the lonely sound of "Taps" played over his grave. 1961-1975 - aerial operations - american, 1961-1975 - reconnaissance operations, american, 1961-1975 - personal narratives - american, dmz, 20th recon airplane cpmpany, cessna 0-1 bird dogs

Bryon Holley spent the longest year of his young life in Vietnam as surgeon of the 4th Battalion of the 39th Regiment, 9th Infantry Division. He lived like a swamp rat in the boonies of the Mekong Delta, and his actions were sometimes all that made the difference between life or death,byron holley, 4th battalion of the 39th regiment, 9th infantry division, mekong delta

It became a tradition for infantry battlaions to write the history of their Tour of Duty in Vietnam. For most this was acheived soon after their return to Australia. (RAR was an exception.9th battalion, royal australian regiment, vietnam

It became a tradition for infantry battlaions to write the history of their Tour of Duty in Vietnam. For most this was achieved soon after their return to Australia, 9RAR was an exception.australia. army. royal australian regiment. battalion, 9 rar

Brief history of unit in Vietnam including Honour Role. Three black and white photographs. The 1st photograph - 'contact!' on ops Phuoc Tuy Province 1968 - 1969. 2nd photograph - 4 RAR tracker dog at work 1968 - 1969. 3rd photograph - two soldiers, one interpreter persuing captured documents.4 rar, deployment operations, tracker dog, poster, information board, phuoc tuy province, operation toan thang, operation hawkesbury, operation goodwood, operation federal, operation overlander

1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Vietnam. Honour Roll from Vietnam 1965 - 1966 and Vietnam 1968 - 1969. At the bottom of the Board reads Lest We Forget1st battalion, royal australian regiment, killed in action, pte michael alwyn bourke, 37867, royal australian infantry corps, pte william thomas carroll, 37010, pte arie van valen, 54320, pte william lynn nalder, 2412151, cpl francis john smith, 37003, cpl (temp) francis john smith, pte ronald eric field, 214479, pte thomas ross, 212612, l/cpl thomas ross, pte allan robert hansen, 214329, l/cpl richard harold john parker, l/cpl richard harold heath (other name), 213963, pte peter raymond gillson, 37857, cpl reginald hedley hillier, 42774, mention in dispatches, cpl alexander henry fotheringham, 36543, pte christopher clark, 215214, pte neville wayne horne, 215217, pte mervyn arthur frederick wilson, 213780, pte desmond hugh penn, 5411479, pte bror ola petersen, 5411305, l/cpl ronald edward coxon, 38012, cpl raymond douglas seipel, 15985, pte edward anthony grills, 215418, l/cpl thomas suter, 17665, cpl leslie charles mcdonnell, 54026, pte lionel james baxter, 1200128, capt kenneth wilfred bade, 17071, royal regiment of australian artillery, 105th field battery, cpl robert walter bowtell, 213151, royal australian engineers, 3 field troop, sgt alastair john sherwood don, 37221, rnza, 161 fd battery rnza, bombardier robert white, 928518, pte errol john bailey, 2786313, australian national serviceman, cpl robert bernard hickey, 215745, pte robert leo mcnab, 39354, pte john alfred o'brien, 2786748, pte lawrence rodney sheppard, 3790506, 7th battalion, pte bevan maxwell trimble, 3791291, pte richard christopher allan watson, 39403, cpl john hunter whitton, 311532, cpl ian kenneth dawson, 215063, pte christopher robert nisbet, 1201338, cpl john gregory stinson pearce, 2784043, l/cpl william henry martin, 1731467, pte alan john wallis, 2787255, pte harry winston white, 216009, pte brian thomas young, 1733095, pte peter eris murray, 2788524, pte robert maxwell grist, 39426, pte graeme john moss, 1200817, pte archibald stanley williams, 5715189, pte neil anthony mcinerney, 217514, pte paul evans, 1732701, pte john michael slattery, 2787079, pte rodney donald hughes, 1201350, pte ian james gibbs, 5715657, cpl (temp) frederick john annesley, 2784162, pte william wayne donnelly, 2lt terrance edward langlands, 2786939, l/cpl john milton rands, 2787069, l/cpl john henry kalma, 215637, pte raymond john cox, 2787020

This captured enemy flag bears the signatures of 9RAR, 1969. It was collected by Private Lionel Leslie Corrie, Service no:1201398, who served in Vietnam 1968-1969. It is the flag of The People’s Army of Vietnam, the communist North Vietnamese Army (NVA) which infiltrated and then invaded South Vietnam between 1955 and 1975. It is believed that the members of 9RAR signed this at a reunion after the war had finished.Faded red and blue material flag with a yellow five pointed star in the center. Gold Vietnamese embroidered lettering at the top on the red/orange half of the flag and on the bottom blue half of the flag. Autographed by Australian soldiers in black. Sewn with red cotton. Red and blue flag of the People’s Army of Vietnam. Vietnamese writing at top and below the yellow star. LUCLUONG VO TRANG GIAI PHONG MIEN NAM VIET NAM. GIAI PHONG NUI DAT 1968.flag, 9rar, people's army of vietnam, captured, corrie, lionel corrie, north vietnam, north vietnamese army, nva

A coloured photograph John Howard a tank gunner who served in vietnam from June 1968 - March 1969 in Nui Dat - 1st Armoured Regimentphotograph, behind the wire, john howard, 1st armoured regiment, nui dat

Refer to the service of Major Maxwell Bruce TINKLER 337713 Unit 102 Field Workshops Served SVN 10 March 1968 - 25 February 1969Two pay books. The cover is a flexible brown artificial material. Printing on the front is in black ink. The Australian crest is in the centre. Inside the book are numbered pages showing payments and pay history.Front Cover..1) Book NR A 37154 Maxwell Bruce TINKLER 337713 .2) Book NR C 27592 Maxwell Bruce TINKLER 337713 CANCELLED vietnam war, aust soldiers, soldiers pay

Souvenired by Leonard John Young (born Bendigo) No 3793454 (National Serviceman) John served with the 8th Batt RAR in Malaya for approx 6 months from 1968 to 1969 while training for service in Vietnam. He then served in A Coy 8 RAR Vietnam from 17.11.69 to 25.3.70 returning home then with the rank of L/Cpl as his 2 years service was due to finish..1) Clacker - the ignition system that sets off a claymore mine. .2) Cable - Part of a Claymore mine .3) Bag for carrying ignition system with green canvas carry strap..1) Firing Device Electrical M57arms - mines, military histoyr, claymore, clacker

These trousers are part of a Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps uniform. The Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps (RAAOC) is responsible for various logistics and organisational operations, such as maintenance of parachutes, fuel distribution, personnel administration, exlosive disposal and laundy operations. The trousers were manufactured in 1969 and were worn by an unknown RAAOC serviceman. The patches on the sleeves of the corresponding jacket denote that he had earned qualifications as a parachuter and a marksman and that he was a Warrant Officer 1. Due to the period of manufacture it can be presumed that the serviceman whom this uniform belonged to served in the Vietnam War.As historic military uniform trousers dating to 1968, it is presumed that this item would have been used in service during the Vietnam War. The wearer of the uniform is unknown, however the patches and flashes attached signify that the serviceman worked for the Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps, earned qualifications as a parachuter and marksman and ranked highly as a Warrant Officer 1. The item is representative of a type of uniform worn by high ranking RAAOC servicemen during the 1960’s. It is also in very good condition for its age.khaki coloured trousers which are composed of a heavy fabric. The trousers button up at the front with 6 plastic buttons. There is an additional strip of fabric attached to the right-hand fly which can be fastened with an extra button on the interior of the left-hand fly. There are an additional 6 buttons along the interior waistband. There are also three buttons on the exterior waistband down the front and a buckle. The buttons are composed of brown plastic. There are two open hip pockets, one on either side, and another button-up pocket on the right-hand side of the back. There is a white label with inscriptions attached to the interior of the back pocket with an extra piece of fabric attached for mending patches.Printed in black inscriptions on the white label: CONWAY BROS. PTY. LTD ADELAIDE 1969 (a broad arrow) Class 8405-66-025-6183 A W M 7 (these characters are stamped in faded black ink) SIZE & WAIST 33R MATCHING JACKET 37-38R in a box are the words: DRY CLEAN ONLY. Re-press on original seams. Creases set by Si-ro-set. Mending patch attached. (end of box containing words) NAME.....DOCKSEY (‘Docksey is in hand-written black ink) ARMY No.....216308 (numbers also hand-written in black ink) (the number 40 is also wrtten in faded black ink in the top right corner of the label)military, army, raaoc, marksman, royal australian army ordnance corps, parachuting, warrant officer, uniform, trousers

The 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR) completed two tours of South Vietnam between 1965 and 1969. They were the first Australian infantry battalion sent to the war, initially attached to the US 173rd Airborne Brigade. in 1968, 1RAR participated in the Battle of Coral–Balmoral, Australia’s longest and bloodiest engagement of the war.A poster framed in narrow pale brown frame celebrating the 50th Anniversary 1945 - 1995 of the 1st Battalion of The Royal Australian Regiment that shows the images of five soldiers from 1RAR over a lot of names.50th Anniversary 1945 - 1995vietnam, 1rar, white, graeme white, commemorative, 50th anniversary, 1st battalion, royal australian regiment

Certificate was issued to the donor upon his discharge from the Armed services Vietnam. National Serviceman G C Juckert served as a cook with 161 (Independent) Reconnaissance in Vietnam in 1969.Tan canvas covered hard cardboard with black print on the front. Inside paper record of Army service of Gregory Carl Juckert. Cook.Certificate of service. Australian Military Forces emblem. Permanent Military Forces Commonwealth of Aust. AAF-A16-1 Revised Oct 1968.certificate, discharge, gregory carl juckert, vietnam, cook, 161 recce, 161 reconnaissance, juckert

This item was donated by Pte Stanley William Exon (3791206) who was a National Serviceman with the Royal Australian Army Service Corps. He served in Vietnam with 2 Transport Platoon RAASC from April 1968 to January 1969.A coloured photograph in a black/brown frame with an off white matt around the photograph. Photograph depicts three soldiers with a gun (possibly a howitzer). Nearby are two soldiers beside cartridges. In the background ae rucks, another gun and several soldiers. To the left of the photograph is a tent. There is a plaque on the bottom of the frame which reads "Artillary Fire Base South Vietnam 1968"Artillery Fire Base South Vietnam 1968pte stanley william exon, 3791206, australian national serviceman, royal australian army service corps, 2 transport platoon, photograph, howitzer 105mm, artillery, fire support base, south vietnam

This item was donated by Pte Stanley William Exon (3791206) who was a National Serviceman with the Royal Australian Army Service Corps. He served in Vietnam with 2 Transport Platoon RAASC from April 1968 to January 1969.A coloured photograph in a black/brown frame with an off white matt. Photograph depicts Sikorsky Sky Crane lifting a MK V 5 ton cargo truck Vung Tau South Vietnam 1968Sikorsky Sky Crane lifting MK V 5 ton Cargo Truck Vung Tau South Vietnam 1968pte stanley william exon, 3791206, australian national serviceman, royal australian army service corps, 2 transport platoon, sikorsky skycrane, mk 5, cargo truck, vung tau, south vietnam, photograph

This item was donated by Pte Stanley William Exon (3791206) who was a National Serviceman with the Royal Australian Army Service Corps. He served in Vietnam with 2 Transport Platoon RAASC from April 1968 to January 1969.A coloured photograph in a black/brown frame with a white matt. In the foreground is a soldier holding a shell ready for loading. In the background are several trucks with soldiers on the back. There is a plaque on the bottom of the frame which reads "Artillery Gun Crew Prepare for Fire Mission. For Support Base in South Vietnam 1968"pte stanley william exon, 3791206, australian national serviceman, royal australian army service corps, 2 transport platoon, photograph, artillery, fire mission, fire support base, south vietnam, australian soldiers

This item was donated by Garry Gordon Cooper (0219964) who was a Flight Lieutenant with the Royal Australian Air Force as a pilot. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, Garry served in Vietnam with the Headquarters, Australian Force Vietnam (RAAF Element) from April 1968 to January 1969A copy of a Certificate of Combat Service. There is an insignia between Certificate and Combat Service. Under Combat Service reads Be it known to all men that Captain Gary G. Cooper served with the 9th Infantry Division in Armed conflict against insurgent forces in the Republic of Vietnam. Under this is the signature of Julian J Ewell - Major General USA. Commanding General Down the left hand side there is a red and yellow stripe with an US insignia near the bottom. The background of the certificate is in a beige marbled effect.certificate, certificate of combat service, united states, flt lt g.g. cooper, gary cooper (flgt lt.), 0219964, flight lieutenant, air pilots, distinguished flying cross, australian force vietnam, raaf, 9th infantry division, republic of vietnam, royal australian air foce, headquarters, flight lieutenant garry gordon cooper

Citation to Accompany the Award of The Distinguished Flying Cross (First Oak Leaf Cluster) to Garry G. Cooper. It reads: Flight Lieutenant Garry G. Cooper, Royal Australian Air Force, distinguished himself by heroism while participating in aerial flight as a Forward Air Controller near Can Giuoc, Republic of Vietnam, on 6 May 1968. On that date, with complete disregard for hos own safety, Flight Lieutenant Cooper repeatedly directed airstrikes from a low altitude and exposed himself to heavy enemy fire in order to pinpoint the enemy and resulted in the saving of numerous friendly lives. The outstanding heroisn and selfless devotion to duty displayed by Flight Lieutenant Cooper reflects great credit upon himself. There is a stamp under this.This item was donated by Garry Gordon Cooper (0219964) who was a Flight Lieutenant with the Royal Australian Air Force as a pilot. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, Garry served in Vietnam with the Headquarters, Australian Force Vietnam (RAAF Element) from April 1968 to January 1969certificate, distinguished flying cross, flt lt g.g. cooper, forward air controller, can giuoc, republic of vietnam, royal australian air force, cooper garry gordon, 0219964, raaf, air pilots, australian force vietnam, flight lieutenant garry gordon cooper, headquarters

This item was donated by Pte Stanley William Exon (3791206) who was a National Serviceman with the Royal Australian Army Service Corps. He served in Vietnam with 2 Transport Platoon RAASC from April 1968 to January 1969.A coloured photograph in a black/brown frame with a cream matt. The photograph depicts a MK V International truck which is bogged. There are lots of items on the back of the truck. On the door of the truck there is a black kangaroo. At the front of the truck written on yellow is the number 112 There is a plaque on the bottom of the frame which reads "Bogged MK V International Cargo Truck At Fire Base Coral Vietnam 1968"pte stanley william exon, 3791206, royal australian army service corps, 2 transport platoon, photograph, mkv international, cargo truck, australian national serviceman

This item was donated by Pte Stanley William Exon (3791206) who was a National Serviceman with the Royal Australian Army Service Corps. He served in Vietnam with 2 Transport Platoon RAASC from April 1968 to January 1969.A coloured photograph in a black/brown frame with with matt. The photograph is of three helicopters flying above the U.S. Base at Long Bihn. The photograph was taken early morning or later in the dat. There are two trees and what appears to other equipment on the ground. At the bottom of the frame there is a plaque which reads "Helicopter Convoy landing at U.S Base Long Bihn, Vietnam 1968"Helicopter Convoy landing at U.S Base Long Bihn, Vietnam 1968pte stanley william exon, 3791206, australian national serviceman, royal australian army service corps, 2 transport platoon, u.s. base, long bihn, helicopters, photograph, convoy