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A blue coloured cardboard cover with black information on the front cover. Top right hand corner reads 7610-66-107-1254. Under the Australian Army insignia are the details of the manual. There is a metal slide down the left hand side and the manual is covered in a plastic cover.

australia - armed forces - service manuals, land warfare, infantry training, self-loading rifle 7.62mm l1a1, austomatic rifle 7.62mm l2a1

A light blue coloured cardboard cover with black information of the front. Below the Australian Army Insignia are the details of the manual. There are two metal staples down the spine of the manual.

australia - armed forces - service manuals, infantry training, infantry platoon weapons, sub-machine gun 9mm f1, b coy, 43 rsar

A blue coloured cardboard cover with black information of the front. Below the Australian Coat of Arms Insignia are the details of the manual. There are two metal staples down the spine of the manual. Top right corner is the name Lloyd. Top left hand corner there is a name crossed out und under this reads 43 RSAR. In a light texta reads B Coy C.O. Box

australia - armed forces - service manuals, infantry training, infantry platoon weapons, sub-machine gun 9mm f1, b coy, 43 rsar

A blue coloured cardboard cover with black information of the front. Below the Australian Coat of Arms Insignia are the details of the manual. There are two metal staples down the spine of the manual. The manual is cover with a plastic cover.

australia - armed forces - service manuals, infantry training, infantry platoon weapons, sub-machine gun 9mm f1

A blue coloured cardboard cover with black information of the front. Below the Australian Coat of Arms Insignia are the details of the manual. There is a white sticker near the bottom left corner with 623.442 1431:3 AUS:C5 on it. There are two metal staples down the spine of the manual. The manual is cover with a plastic cover. Under the plastic cover there are areas marked with black and blue texta.

australia - armed forces - service manuals, infantry training, infantry platoon weapons, sub-machine gun 9mm f1

A blue coloured cardboard cover with black information of the front. Below the Australian Coat of Arms Insignia are the details of the manual. There is a white sticker near the bottom left corner with 623.442 1431:3 AUS:C3 on it. There are two metal staples down the spine of the manual. The manual is cover with a plastic cover. There appears to be water damage to some of he pages.

australia - armed forces - service manuals, infantry training, infantry platoon weapons, sub-machine gun 9mm f1

A blue coloured cardboard cover with black information of the front. Below the Australian Coat of Arms Insignia are the details of the manual. There is a white sticker near the bottom left corner with 623.442 1431:3 AUS:C2 on it. There are two metal staples down the spine of the manual. The manual is cover with a plastic cover

australia - armed forces - service manuals, infantry training, infantry platoon weapons, sub-machine gun 9mm f1

A blue coloured cardboard cover with black informaion on the front. Top right hand corner read 7610-66-024-7142. Under the Australian coat of Arms are the details of the booklet. Down the left hand side are two metal staples and two punch holes. There are two areas on the cover that are covered with black texta. The booklet is covered with a plastic cover. There is a white sticker down the left bottom corner with 356.184 1431:L AUS

australia - armed forces - service manuals, infantry training, infantry platoon weapons, launcher grenade 40mm,

A blue coloured cardboard cover with black information on the front. Top righ hand corner reads DSN 7610-66-043-7060. Under the Australian Army insigia are the details of the booklet. There are two punch holes down the left hand side. The booklet is covered with a plastic cover.

australia - armed forces - service manuals, infantry training, 7.62mm self loading rifle and bayonet., 7.62mm automatic rifle

A blue coloured cardboard cover with black information on the front. Top righ hand corner reads DSN 7610-66-043-7060. Under the Australian Army insigia are the details of the booklet. There are two punch holes down the left hand side. The booklet is covered with a plastic cover.

australia - armed forces - service manuals, infantry training, 7.62mm self loading rifle and bayonet., 7.62mm automatic rifle

A blue coloured cardboard cover with black information on the front. Top righ hand corner reads DSN 7610-66-043-7060. Under the Australian Army insigia are the details of the booklet. There are two punch holes down the left hand side. The booklet is covered with a plastic cover.

australia - armed forces - service manuals, infantry training, 7.62mm self loading rifle and bayonet., 7.62mm automatic rifle

A blue coloured cardboard cover with black information on the front. Top righ hand corner reads DSN 7610-66-043-7060. Under the Australian Army insigia are the details of the booklet. There are two punch holes down the left hand side. The booklet is covered with a plastic cover.

australia - armed forces - service manuals, infantry training, 7.62mm self loading rifle and bayonet., 7.62mm automatic rifle

A blue coloured cardboard cover with black information on the front. Top righ hand corner reads DSN 7610-66-043-7060. Under the Australian Army insigia are the details of the booklet. There are two punch holes down the left hand side. The booklet is covered with a plastic cover.

australia - armed forces - service manuals, infantry training, 7.62mm self loading rifle and bayonet., 7.62mm automatic rifle

A blue coloured cardboard cover with black information on the front. Top righ hand corner reads DSN 7610-66-043-7060. Under the Australian Army insigia are the details of the booklet. There are two punch holes down the left hand side.

australia - armed forces - service manuals, infantry training, 7.62mm self loading rifle and bayonet., 7.62mm automatic rifle

A speckled blue coloured cardboard cover with black information on the front. Under the Australian Coat of Arms reads Infantry Training. The booklet is held togeher with two metal screws on the inside. The booklet is covered with a plastic cover

australian army, infantry training, the battalion

A speckled blue coloured cardboard cover with black information on the front. Under the Australian Coat of Arms reads Infantry Training. The booklet is held togeher with two metal screws on the inside.

australian army, infantry training, the battalion

A speckled blue coloured cardboard cover with black information on the front. Under the Australian Coat of Arms reads Infantry Training. The booklet is held togeher with two metal screws on the inside. The booklet is cover with a plastic cover and stored in a plastic bag.

australian army, infantry training, the battalion

A speckled blue coloured cardboard cover with black information on the front. Under the Australian Coat of Arms reads Infantry Training. The booklet was held togeher with two metal screws on the inside - these are mising. The booklet is cover with a plastic cover and stored in a plastic bag.

australian army, infantry training, the battalion

This item was collected because it has been signed by Sir Peter Cosgrove MC, Patron on the National Vietnam Veterans Museum. He served as a Lieutenant in Vietnam :1 Australian Reinforcement Unit 02 Aug 1969 -19 Aug 1969, 9th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment 20 Aug 1969 -28 Sep 1969,Headquarters, 1st Australian Task Force 29 Sep 1969 - 30 Jul 1970. It was donated by National Serviceman R V Williams, a private who served under Lieutenant Cosgrove.

Bottle green peaked cap with a tan brim. Embroidered. Signed in black felt pen by Peter Cosgrove.

Vietnam/ Map of Australia/Vietnam 4 color bar crossing the map/ Vietnam Veterans Australia/ signature of Peter Cosgrove.

souvenir, vietnam veterans cap, sir peter cosgrove signature, cosgrove, williams, r v williams

Item is a clearance certificate for personnel returning to Australia from Saigon during the Vietnam conflict. Document was donated by PS Sims, who served in the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps, 1969-70.

Yellowed foolscap papers with eight sections divided into columns. Black ink typing. Signatures written in blue and black ink.

Signatures of authorizing personnel/ Australian F.P.O. stamp dated 21 Sept 70 in middle of paperwork.

peter sims oam jp, clearance certificate, vietnam, sims

Standard issue item as used by Australian servicemen during the conflict in Vietnam. This card was used by Corporal Peter Sims who served in the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps: Headquarters, Australian Force Vietnam (Army Component) 24 Sep 1969 - 24 Sep 1970.

Helpful word translation card. Mauve colored card with purple print. Three columns headed Word/ Vietnamese/ Sounds like.

49 words in English and translation in Vietnamese language with "Sounds like" for Vietnamese pronunciation.

english to vietnamese pamphlet, english, vietnamese, phonetics, translation, sims, peter sims

Standard issue item as used by Australian servicemen during the conflict in Vietnam (1962-1972)

Green canvas carry bag with three compartments each with brown fabric fastening straps.

bag, pack, canvas

Standard issue item as used by Australian servicemen during the Vietnam conflict (1962-1972). This level was first issued for use in WW2.

Khaki metal instrument with lens-viewfinder and numbers on circular range finding wheels. Object is stored in a khaki metal box with canvas carry straps. Inside the box, attachments prevent it from slipping. red label attached to strap says the object cannot be repaired.

place/date/McBc = GdBg/ McB6 = GdBg/ BuBl COR. Inside box: scientific instruments MFGI and Repair Co. Pty Ltd/ 573 Burwood Road, Hawthorn 815527

surveying tool, dumpy level, survey, surveyor, level

Standard issue item as used by Australian servicemen during the conflict in Vietnam (1962-1972)

Khaki/retangular mosquito net/bottom edging is nylon/mosquito net fabric remainder.

Conway Brothes P/L/ S.A. 1969/ 8465-66-012-1390

mosquito net, rectangular shape, khaki colour, guide rope to set up

Standard issue item as used by Australian servicemen during the conflict in Vietnam.

Army issue woolen blanket

Standard issue item as used by Australian servicemen during the conflict in Vietnam. A plotting board is a mechanical device used as part of a firing control system to track the observed course of a target, project its future position, and derive the azimuth (or direction) and range needed to direct the fire of the guns of a battery to hit that target.

White plastic base. A circle marked with grid lines is printed on the base and a vernier for finding azimuth deflections in along top edge. Rotating disc pivots at the centre atop the disc with distances measured radially form 0 at the centre to 3400 metres around the rim range form 0-6400 metres. A scale pivoted at the centre assists in reading distances.

Nth and Sth top and bottom on rotating disc. East and West in centre distances in black on outer of disc. Distances in green on inner North, South, East, West. Varn W left bottom of disc. varn E on right bottom of disc.

plotting board, m16

Standard issue item as used by Australian servicemen during conflict in Vietnam (1962-1973). Plotting boards are a secondary means of firing control for all mortars. The user can determine deflection, azimuth, and range.

The M19 plotting board consists of a rotating disk of transparent plastic and a removable range arm (missing), both attached to a flat round white grid base.

North, South, East , West / Rotating disc calibrated with numbers

plotting board, m19, mortar

Standard issue item used by Australian servicemen during the conflict in Vietnam (1962-1972)

Field ration eating device: being a small metal can opener, bottle opener and spoon in one tool.

Taiwan

mess hall, eating, fred, field ration eating device, soon, multi-tool

Standard issue item as used by Australian servicemen during the conflict in Vietnam (1962-1972)

Black plastic cylinder with calibrated white plastic sleeves in a brown leather casing (lid missing). Object is stuck in its casing. ( Do not remove for fear of damage.)

DHC-4 Caribou load adjuster

caribou, load

Standard issue item as used by Australian servicemen during the conflict in Vietnam (1962-1972). This object was issue to National Serviceman Private Bowd, Raymond Maxwell, who served in 3RAR in 1971.

Semi circular plastic calculation protractor with olive green cord attached

Protractor Semi Circular RA / Mils, 6in, mls, Mk1, 6675.66, 011, 6100. Melb>W&G

survey, plastic, bowd, raymond bowd, 3rar