Filters
Filters (4 applied)
Clear All- has sound : no (remove)
- has video : no (remove)
- related places : Asia: Vietnam, Phuoc Tuy Province, Long Tan (remove)
- related units : 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (remove)
-
type (8)
-
location (1)
-
maker (22)
- Swanborough, Greg (7)
- Unknown (7)
- The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited (6)
- Cunneen, William James (5)
- Bellis, Christopher John (2)
- Buick, Robert Stanley (2)
- Gentle, Victor (2)
- Petersen, Joel (2)
- 1 RAR (1)
- Burstall, Robert Terence (1)
- Clugston, Barry (1)
- Greenwood, Michael (1)
- Harris, Robin Charles (1)
- Kendall, Geoffrey Martin (1)
- May, Allen James (1)
- Rankin, Neil Jackson (1)
- Robbins, John Charles (1)
- Sabben, David Rae (1)
- Smith, Harry Arthur (1)
- Townsend, Colin Maurice (1)
- United States Government (1)
- Ward, Peter Anthony (1)
Show More
Collection
41 Results
-
Buick, Robert Stanley MM (Sergeant b. 1940) Vietnam experiences
Manuscript
Maker: Buick, Robert Stanley
Typescript recollections of Robert Stanley Buick of his war service in Vietnam as a Platoon Sergeant in D Company, 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) between June 1966 and May 1967. The a...MSS1653
-
Chicom Type 56 Light Machine Gun : North Vietnamese Forces
Technology
Chicom Type 56 Light Machine Gun. This is a Chinese copy of the Soviet Degtyaryov light machine gun model 1944 (the RPD - Ruchnoy Pulemyot Degtyaryova) . Machined and pressed metal construction recei...RELAWM40791
-
Chicom Type 54 Pistol Holster : North Vietnamese Forces
Technology
Brown plastic pistol holster for a Chicom Type 54 pistol. It has a front pouch with a press stud containing a spare magazine and two loops on the side for a cleaning rod. The top flap is secured by a ...REL27493.002
-
Chicom Type 54 Pistol : North Vietnamese Forces
Technology
Chicom Type 54 semi automatic pistol. Top slide stamped with Chinese characters, the serial number, 66 and 1964. The black plastic grips have a five pointed star in the centre.REL27493.001
-
Communion set : Chaplain L Thompson, 6 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Varnished wooden box with hinged lid, a brass handle and a pair of clasps, with the interior lined in felt. Stored inside the box is a communion set consisting of a green silk altar cloth (570 mm x 54...REL34122
-
DURING OPERATION SMITHFIELD AUSTRALIAN ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIERS (APCS) OF 1 APC SQUADRON AND ...
Photograph
Maker: Cunneen, William James
DURING OPERATION SMITHFIELD AUSTRALIAN ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIERS (APCS) OF 1 APC SQUADRON AND SOLDIERS ON FOOT SWEEP ALONG IN PURSUIT OF RETREATING VIET CONG TROOPS IN PHUOC TUY PROVINCE. THE CHASE ...CUN/66/0705/VN
-
Geoff Martin Kendall as a Lieutenant D Coy 6 RAR interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
Film
Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Kendall, Geoffrey Martin Swanborough, Greg
Lieutenant D Coy, 6RAR 8 June 1966 to 5 July 1967. Scene 19, Take 1: Describes first contact with Vietcong at Long Tan – moved forward to join 11 Platoon heavily engaged with enemy. Advancing Vietco...F10635
-
Green and white rice bowl : Long Tan battlefield
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Blue rimmed green and white enamel rice bowl. The enamel on the inside of the bowl is scratched and crazed and the exposed metal is rusty.RELAWM40167.002
-
Green and white rice bowl : Long Tan battlefield
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Blue rimmed green and white enamel rice bowl. The enamel on the inside of the bowl is scratched and crazed and the exposed metal is rusty.RELAWM40167.001
-
Group portrait of soldiers from D Company, 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), ...
Photograph
Maker: Cunneen, William James
Group portrait of soldiers from D Company, 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), display the dolls and cigarette-cases presented to them by the South Vietnamese government for their par...CUN/66/0750/VN
-
Harry Arthur Smith as the Major Officer Commanding D Coy 6RAR interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The Sharp End'.
Film
Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Smith, Harry Arthur Swanborough, Greg
Scene 1, Take 1: Night of 16th August, 1966 – Describes hearing ‘pop-pop’ of incoming fire at 1:00 AM while entertaining American pilots who flew F1s, as part of international hospitality session. Ne...F10631
-
Ho Chi Min Sandal : Battle of Long Tan
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Rubber sandal hand-made from car or truck tyres. The sole of the sandal has been cut from an oval-shaped section of tyre, with the tread side downwards. There are four straps on the sandal with space ...REL/02086
-
Ian McNeill (Official History Unit, Australian War Memorial) with the commander of Military ...
Photograph
Ian McNeill (Official History Unit, Australian War Memorial) with the commander of Military Region 7, Lieutenant General Nguyen Thoi Bung, outside his Headquarters. General Bung was the commander of t...P01509.008
-
John Charles Robbins as a Lance Corporal D Coy 6 RAR interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
Film
Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Robbins, John Charles Swanborough, Greg
Lance Corporal D Coy, 6RAR 8 June 1966 to 7 September 1966. Scene 5, Take 1: The 1964 conscription was seen as another part of life, an adventure. At nineteen, most hadn’t thought about Australia’s ...F10634
-
Letter and accounts by Allen James May
Digitised Collection
Maker: May, Allen James
Letters and papers relating to the Vietnam service of 1731007 Allen James May, 6 RAR. The letter dated 25 August 1966, describes in detail his experience of fighting with D Company, 6 RAR in the Battl...AWM2016.38.127
-
Long Tan, South Vietnam. 18 August 1970. Soldiers bow their heads under monsoonal drizzle to pay ...
Photograph
Maker: Ward, Peter Anthony
Long Tan, South Vietnam. 18 August 1970. Soldiers bow their heads under monsoonal drizzle to pay homage to their fallen comrades. The service, to mark the fourth anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan,...WAR/70/0687/VN
-
LONG TAN, SOUTH VIETNAM. 19 AUGUST 1966. THREE SOLDIERS FROM D COMPANY, 6TH BATTALION, THE ROYAL ...
Photograph
LONG TAN, SOUTH VIETNAM. 19 AUGUST 1966. THREE SOLDIERS FROM D COMPANY, 6TH BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT (6RAR), TAKE A BREAK AS THEY GATHER AUSTRALIAN WEAPONS LEFT ON THE BATTLEFIELD AFTE...FOR/66/0669/VN
-
LONG TAN, SOUTH VIETNAM. 1969-08-18. THE PIPERS' LAMENT FOR THE DEAD OF LONG TAN. A POIGNANT ...
Photograph
Maker: Bellis, Christopher John
LONG TAN, SOUTH VIETNAM. 1969-08-18. THE PIPERS' LAMENT FOR THE DEAD OF LONG TAN. A POIGNANT MOMENT AT THE COMMEMORATIVE SERVICE HELD ON THE SITE OF THE BATTLE OF LONG TAN, FOUGHT IN 1966 BY D COMPANY...BEL/69/0556/VN
-
LONG TAN, VIETNAM. 19 AUGUST 1966. TROOPS IN A CLEARING IN THE RUBBER PLANTATION EXAMINE SOME OF ...
Photograph
LONG TAN, VIETNAM. 19 AUGUST 1966. TROOPS IN A CLEARING IN THE RUBBER PLANTATION EXAMINE SOME OF THE VIET CONG WEAPONS CAPTURED BY D COMPANY, 6TH BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT (6RAR), AFTER...FOR/66/0667/VN
-
Mauser Kar 98k Rifle : North Vietnamese Forces
Technology
Mauser Kar 98k bolt action rifle. Originally a blued and polished machined steel action with a turned down bolt arm. Full laminated wood stock that has a steel packing disc in the butt and pressed ste...RELAWM40801