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Actuality recording of conversations and radio traffic in a Command Post of 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR) in South Vietnam in August 1967 [actuality recording]
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Maker: Coleridge, Michael
TAPE 1, SIDE 1: Radio chatter, initial contact being described at command post. Commanding Officer (CO) talking to patrol leader about following up contact. Helicopters landing, moving overhead. Tape ...S00002
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Actuality recording of radio traffic during a contact, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) in South Vietnam, c1969-1970.
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Maker: Unknown
Actuality recording of radio traffic during a contact, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) in South Vietnam.S04850
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Address at a memorial service by Lieutenant Colonel Leon Roderic Greville as Commanding Officer 4th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment/New Zealand (ANZAC), South Vietnam 1968-1969
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Maker: Greville, Leon Roderic Ross-Smith, Ernest
Greville pays homage to comrades of 4RAR/NZ (ANZAC) who died whilst on tour and wishes well to those who where wounded and returned home.S03658
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Address at the opening of the Harold Holt swimming pool, Vung Tau South Vietnam, by John Armstrong as co-Chairman Sportsmens' Appeal
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Maker: Armstrong, John Hinds, Allan Sydney Ford
The Harold Holt swimming pool, Vung Tau, was built by 17th Construction Squadron, funded by the Sportsmens' Appeal with donations from the Sportsmen of Australia and supported by Harold Holt, Prime Mi...S03629
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Address by Lieutenant Colonel David Matheson Butler as Commanding Officer 6th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment/New Zealand (ANZAC), South Vietnam 1969-1970 at the Long Tan memorial service, August 1969
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Maker: Butler, David Matheson Ross-Smith, Ernest
The Long Tan memorial service was conducted in the rubber north west of Xa Long Tan in the Phuoc Tuy Province of South Vietnam. It commemorated the third anniversary of the battle there on 18 August ...S03672
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Address by Lieutenant Colonel Kevin William Latchford Commanding Officer Commanding Officer 1st Civil Affairs Unit, at the opening of the marketplace at Ap Soui Nghe hamlet, Phuoc Tuy Province South Vietnam
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Maker: Latchford, Kevin William Hinds, Allan Sydney Ford
The constructuion of Ap Soui Nghe hamlet was the result of a project by the 1st Australian Task Force including 1st Australian Civil Affairs Unit to resettle families whose homes and farms were threat...S03628
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Air Chief Marshal Sir Neville Patrick McNamarra KBE AO AFC AE (Ret'd) discusses his career in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), 1941-1984, in an interview with Wing Commander Ken Llewelyn.
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Maker: McNamara, Neville Patrick Llewelyn, Kenneth Australian War Memorial Brassell, Bill Burton, Neill
Discusses his career in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and gives a commentary on the history of the RAAF from the 1930's to 1993.S01198
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Air Commodore Raymond Alfred Scott DFC (Rtd) as the wing commander Commanding Officer No 9 (Utility Helicopter) Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), South Vietnam, 1966, interviewed by Lex McAulay.
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Maker: Scott, Raymond Alfred McAulay, Alexander Hugh McAulay, Alexander Hugh
Air Commodore Raymond Alfred Scott DFC (Rtd) as the wing commander Commanding Officer No 9 (Utility Helicopter) Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), South Vietnam, 1966, interviewed by Lex McA...S00406
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Air Marshal Sir Valston Eldridge Hancock interviewed by Ken Llewelyn about his career in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
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Maker: Hancock, Valston Eldridge Llewelyn, Kenneth
(O315) Hancock, Valston Eldridge (Air Marshal)S01657
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Air Vice Marshal Bill Simmonds interviewed by Ken Llewelyn about his service in the Royal Australian Air Force.
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Maker: Simmonds, William Henry Llewelyn, Kenneth Australian War Memorial Burton, Neill
Commenced RAAF College in 1948; first flight in Tiger Moth June 1950; presentation of wings by Sir Robert Menzies; 75 and 76 Squadrons; service in Korea; shooting down of Mig; return to Perth; posting...S01214
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Air Vice Marshal Robert Bruce Treloar AO (Rtd) as a Pilot Officer, pilot No 9 (Helicopter) Squadron, South Vietnam 1969-1970, interviewed by Wing Commander Ken Llewelyn
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Maker: Treloar, Robert Bruce Llewelyn, Kenneth Australian War Memorial Brassell, Bill
Air Vice Marshal Robert Bruce Treloar AO (Rtd) as a Pilot Officer, pilot No 9 (Helicopter) Squadron, South Vietnam 1969-1970, interviewed by Wing Commander Ken LlewelynS03223
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(022127) Air Vice Marshal Selwyn David Evans AC DSO AFC (Ret'd) as a Wing Commander pilot, No. 2 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), South Vietnam, 1967-1968, interviewed by Lieutenant Colonel Gary John McKay MC (Ret'd)
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Air Vice Marshal Selwyn David Evans AC DSO AFC (Ret'd) as a Wing Commander pilot, No. 2 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), South Vietnam, 1967-1968, interviewed by Lieutenant Colonel Gary Jo...S01107
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Alan Raymond Floyd as a gunner 102nd Field Battery 12th Field Regiment, South Vietnam 1968-1969, recorded for Lex McAulay
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Maker: Floyd, Alan Raymond
Floyd speaks of his role in the defence of Fire Support Base Coral, in the Bien Hoa Province of South Vietnam, during May 1968.S03188
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(16546) Alcorta, Francis Xavier (Sergeant)
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Maker: Alcorta, Francis Xavier James, Karl Australian War Memorial Brassell, Bill
Francis Xavier Alcorta as a sergeant 2 Platoon, A Company, 6 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), South Vietnam, 1966-1967, interviewed by Dr Karl James A transcript of this recording may be ...S04404
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(2185) Alexander, Donald (Lieutenant Commander)
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Maker: Donald, Alexander de Heer, Derrill
Alexander Donald discusses his career with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), 1949-1987, including the period as a clearance diver, interviewed by Derrill de Heer. A transcript of this recording may be...S04424
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Allan Hogan as a journalist for the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC), South Vietnam 1975, interviewed by David Bradbury
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Maker: Hogan, Allan Bradbury, David
Hogan speaks of his two weeks in Saigon; the trepidation he felt at having to work in a combat zone; ego as a motivator for members of the international press; reluctance in taking unnecessary risks t...S03289
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Allan John Pinches, Flight Lieutenant Navigator, 2 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), South Vietnam, 1970-1971, interviewed by Lieutenant Colonel Gary John McKay MC (Ret'd)
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Maker: Pinches, Allan John
Allan John Pinches, Flight Lieutenant Navigator, 2 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), South Vietnam, 1970-1971, interviewed by Lieutenant Colonel Gary John McKay MC (Ret'd)S01122
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American Forces Vietnam Network (AFVN) Radio 'Bloopers' and 'Out-Takes', excerpt from the 'Dawn Busters' Program presented by Army Specialist Jim Burnside
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Maker: Burnside, Jim Various AFVN personnel
A 'bloopers' tape from American Forces Radio Vietnam and a recording of the Dawn Busters program.S02018
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American Forces Vietnam Network (AFVN) radio broadcasts
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Maker: New, Ernest Keith
Mainly the Dawn Buster program of 27 August 1970 featuring music, news and information announcements. Recorded by Ernest Keith New as a private 8 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (8RAR), South Vie...S01721
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Angelo Nucifora as a lance-corporal, 1 Squadron, Special Air Service Regiment, South Vietnam 1967, interviewed by Lieutenant Colonel Gary McKay MC (Rtd)
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Maker: McKay, Gary John
Angelo Nucifora as a lance-corporal, various patrol appointments 1 Squadron, Special Air Service Regiment, South Vietnam 1967, interviewed by Lieutenant Colonel Gary McKay MC (Rtd) A transcript of th...S01947
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Armed Forces Radio. 25 April 1968. Anzac Day tribute
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Maker: Harris, Keis Armed Forces Radio Network Vietnam
A tribute to Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) casualties. Presented by Sergeant Keis Harris, United States Marine Corps, on [US] Armed Forces Radio. The recording also contains renditions...S00290
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Barbara Elizabeth Sutherland as a radiographer, Prince Henry Hospital Surgical Team (civilian), South Vietnam, October 1966-April 1967 interviewed by Libby Stewart
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Maker: Sutherland, Barbara Elizabeth Stewart, Elizabeth (Libby) Australian War Memorial Miller, Julius
A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.S03974
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Barbara Evelyn Buscombe as a nurse in civilian surgical teams in Vung Tau and Ba Ria, South Vietnam, 1967-1969, interviewed by Libby Stewart
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Maker: Buscombe, Barbara Evelyn
A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.S03994
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Barbara Wilkie reads out a letter from her husband, Denn Wilkie who is serving in Vietnam and responds to him [recorded letter]
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Maker: Wilkie, Barbara
Denn Wilkie served with 102 Field Workshop in Phuoc Tuy, Vietnam from February 1970 until December 1970. His wife Barbara responds to a written letter from him by recording a spoken letter to him.S04971
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Barlow, Geoffrey Pugh; Barlow (West), Pamela Helen; Findlay, Marie Amelia; O'Neill, Jean
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Maker: Barlow, Geoffrey Pugh
Geoffrey Pugh Barlow as a captain pharmacist, Pamela Barlow (nee West) and Marie Amelia Findlay as lieutenant nursing sisters and Jean O'Neil as a major Matron, all of 1 Australian Field Hospital, Sou...S01098
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Barry J Pedrana, Motor Transport Sergeant, 1 Operational Support Unit, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), South Vietnam 1969-1970, interviewed by Lieutenant Colonel Gary John McKay MC (Ret'd)
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Maker: Pedrana, Barry J McKay, Gary John
Barry J Pedrana, Motor Transport Sergeant, 1 Operational Support Unit, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), South Vietnam 1969-1970, interviewed by Lieutenant Colonel Gary John McKay MC (Ret'd)S01121
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(216307) Beazley, Edward Norman (Sergeant)
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Maker: Beazley, Edward Norman (Ted)
Edward Norman Beazley as a sergeant commander 1 Armoured Regiment, 1969-1970 and 3 Cavalry Regiment, 1971-1972, South Vietnam, interviewed by Michael Cecil A transcript of this recording may be avail...S04297
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(19988) Bell, Graham Alexander (Private)
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Maker: Bell, Graham Alexander
Graham Alexander Bell as a private 3 Squadron, Special Air Services Regiment (3SAS), South Vietnam, 1966-1967, interviewed by Dr Jane Ross for her project "An oral history of Australians in Vietnam" ...S00813
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(3798962) Benson, Kevin James (Private)
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Maker: Benson, Kevin James McKay, Gary John McKay, Gary John
Tape 1: Joining army, training, departure for and journey on HMAS Sydney to Vietnam, arrival in Vung Tau, travel to Nui Dat, number two on M60 machine gun, becoming forward scout, briefings for operat...S01130
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Betty Margaret Lockwood as a nurse in the South Australian Civilian Surgical Team, Bien Hoa, South Vietnam, 1970, interviewed by Libby Stewart and Lieutenant Colonel Gary McKay MC (Ret'd)
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Maker: Lockwood, Betty Margaret McKay, Gary John
A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.S04246
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(2790755) Board, Peter Michael (Lance Corporal)
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Maker: Board, Peter Michael
Peter Michael Board as a lance corporal, B Squadron, 3 Cavalry Regiment, South Vietnam, 1969-1970, interviewed by Jason D'Arx A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information ...S04352
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Bombadier David Allan Norton as a member of 103rd Field Battery, South Vietnam 1966-1967, interviewed by Major Lance Logan
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Maker: Norton, David Allan Logan, Lance
Norton speaks of his five days' rest and recreation (R&R) leave in Bangkok. A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.S03470
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(215010) Bourke, Patrick Joseph (Corporal)
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Maker: Bourke, Patrick Joseph
Patrick Joseph Bourke as a private and later corporal, 1 Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, South Vietnam 1965-1966, 1968, interviewed by Dr Jane Ross for her project "An oral history of Australians...S00802
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Brew, George Raymond; James, Thomas
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Maker: Brew, George Raymond James, Thomas McKay, Gary John
Able Seaman George Brew HMAS Sydney RAN, Chief Petty Officer Tommy James HMAS Sydney RAN, interviewed by Lieutenant Colonel Gary John Mckay MC about their experiences in Vietnam.S01101
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Brian Marcus Peck as a journalist for the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC), South Vietnam 1968-1970, interviewed by David Bradbury
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Maker: Peck, Brian Marcus Bradbury, David
Peck speaks of working for the Australian media; the Tet offensive; media coverage and perspectives; rocket attacks on Saigon; personal experiences; dealing with fear and depression; journalists' moti...S03272
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Brian Raymond Day interviewed by Dr Jane Ross for her project "An oral history of Australians in Vietnam"
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Maker: Day, Brian Raymond Ross, Jane
Brian Raymond Day completed two tours of Vietnam between 1967 and 1972. Day's first tour was with the Special Air Services (SAS) from 1966-67 and his second tour was from 1971-72 as a part of the Aus...S00832
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Brian Reilly, 12 Platoon, D Company, 6 Battalion, The Battle of Long Tan, South Vietnam 1966;1 E.R. McDonald (Black Mac) 10 Platoon, D Company, The Battle of Long Tan, South Vietnam 1966
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Maker: Horsfield, Bruce
Brian Reilly, 12 Platoon, D Company, 6 Battalion, The Battle of Long Tan, South Vietnam 1966;1 E.R. McDonald (Black Mac) 10 Platoon, D Company, The Battle of Long Tan, South Vietnam 1966S04211
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Brigadier Alfred Barrett Garland AM (Rtd) as the major Second-in-Command 7th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (7 RAR) and Liaison Officer Headquarters Australian Force Vietnam (HQ AFV), South Vietnam 1967-1968, interviewed by Lex McAulay
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Maker: Garland, Alfred Barrett McAulay, Alexander Hugh McAulay, Alexander Hugh
Garland speaks of his role in the defence of Fire Support Base Coral, in the Bien Hoa Province of South Vietnam, during May 1968. A transcript of this recording may be available. For further informat...S03131
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Brigadier Donald Stanley Johnston OBE ED as the Commander Royal Australian Artillery 2nd Division (Citizen Military Forces) Eastern Command, South Vietnam (visit) 1969, interviewed by Major Ross-Smith
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Maker: Johnston, Donald Stanley Ross-Smith, Ernest
Johnston speaks of his visit to South Vietnam to evaluate the operational procedures of 1st Australian Task Force with a view to so having them applied to the training of Citizen Military Force soldie...S03681
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Brigadier Eric Sydney Marshall OBE ED Commander 5th CMF Task Force, Brigadier Malcolm Edward Just OBE ED Commander 7th CMF Task Force, Brigadier Kenneth David Green OBE ED Commander 4th CMF Task Force and Brigadier Douglas James Collins ED Commander 2nd CMF Task Force, South Vietnam 1968, interviewed by Major Alan Hinds
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Maker: Collins, Douglas James Green, Kenneth David Just, Malcolm Edward Marshall, Eric Sydney Hinds, Allan Sydney Ford
A group of high ranking CMF officers from Australia visiting the 1st Australian Task Force base at Nui Dat, South Vietnam, to familiarise themselves with the conditions under which the Task Force is o...S03633
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Brigadier Ivan Rupert Wilson Brumfield DSO as the lieutenant colonel Commanding Officer 1st Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment, South Vietnam 1965, interviewed by Ian McNeill
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Maker: Brumfield, Ivan Rupert Wilson McNeill, Ian Graham
Brumfield speaks of the unique experiences of 1st Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment’s service as a unit of the 173d Airborne Brigade (Separate) United States Army, South Vietnam, 1965-1966. A t...S01452
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Brigadier John McKenzie MacDonald as the Commander 8th Task Force (Citizen Military Forces) Eastern Command, South Vietnam (visit) 1969, interviewed by Major Ross-Smith
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Maker: MacDonald, John McKenzie Ross-Smith, Ernest
MacDonald speaks of his visit to South Vietnam to evaluate the operational procedures of 1st Australian Task Force with a view to so having them applied to the training of Citizen Military Force soldi...S03680
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Brigadier Neil Harvey Weekes AM MC (Ret'd) as a second lieutenant Officer Commanding 3 Platoon A Company 1st Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR), South Vietnam 1968, recorded for Lieutenant Colonel Gary McKay MC (Ret'd)
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Maker: Weekes, Neil Harvey Weekes, Neil Harvey
Brigadier Neil Harvey Weekes AM MC (Ret'd) as a second lieutenant Officer Commanding 3 Platoon A Company 1st Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR), South Vietnam 1968, recorded for Lieutenan...S01129
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Brigadier Oliver David Jackson DSO OBE (Rtd) as the brigadier Commander 1st Australian Task Force (1 ATF), South Vietnam 1966-1967, interviewed by Lex McAulay
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Maker: Jackson, Oliver David McAulay, Alexander Hugh McAulay, Alexander Hugh
Brigadier Oliver David Jackson DSO OBE (Rtd) as the brigadier Commander 1st Australian Task Force (1 ATF), South Vietnam 1966-1967, interviewed by Lex McAulay A transcript of this recording may be av...S03128
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Brigadier Phillip Davies (Rtd) as the captain adjutant 1st Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR), South Vietnam 1968-1969, interviewed by Lex McAulay
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Maker: Davies, Phillip McAulay, Alexander Hugh
Davies speaks of his role in the defence of Fire Support Base Coral, in the Bien Hoa Province of South Vietnam, during May 1968. A transcript of this recording may be available. For further informati...S03145
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Brigadier Rodney Michael Earle (Rtd) as a captain, troop leader A Squadron, later B and A Squadrons, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, South Vietnam 1967 and 1970-1971, interviewed by Lieutenant Colonel Gary McKay MC (Rtd)
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Maker: Earle, Rodney Michael McKay, Gary John
Brigadier Rodney Michael Earle (Rtd) as a captain, troop leader A Squadron, later B and A Squadrons, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, South Vietnam 1967 and 1970-1971, interviewed by Lieutenant Colonel Gary McKa...S02120
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Brigadier Ronald Laurence Hughes DSO as Commander 1st Australian Task Force, South Vietnam 1967-1968, interviewed by Major Alan Hinds
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Maker: Hughes, Ronald Laurence Hinds, Allan Sydney Ford
Hughes speaks of his role in commanding 1st Australian Task Force operations, October 1967-October 1968, in South Vietnam; the enemy's tactics and weaponry; operations carried out in the northwest of ...S03635
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Brigadier Stewart Clarence Graham as the Commander 1st Australian Task Force, South Vietnam 1967, interviewed by Major Barrie Gillman
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Maker: Graham, Stuart Clarence Gillman, Barrie Winston Farleigh
Graham speaks of the achievements of 1st Australian Task Force during the period of his command - pacification in particular; countering infiltration of troops from North Vietnam into Phuoc Tuy Provin...S03583
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(235292) Bruce William Richards as a captain, Troop Commander, A Squadron, 3 Cavalry Regiment, South Vietnam, 1968, interviewed by Mike Cecil
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Maker: Australian War Memorial Black, Wade Cecil, Michael Richards, Bruce William
Bruce William Richards as a captain, Troop Commander, A Squadron, 3 Cavalry Regiment, South Vietnam, 1968, interviewed by Mike Cecil A transcript of this recording may be available. For further infor...S04438
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Burford, Walter Alfred
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Maker: McKay, Gary John McKay, Gary John
Walter Alfred Burford as a lance corporal rifle section second-in-command 12 Platoon D Company 4th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (4 RAR), South Vietnam 1971-1972, interviewed by Lieutenant C...S01139
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(3411657) Burstall, Robert Terence (Lance Corporal)
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Maker: Burstall, Robert Terence
Robert Terence Burstall as a lance corporal 6 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), South Vietnam, 1966-1967, interviewed by Dr Jane Ross for her project "An oral history of Australians in Vi...S00810
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(431907) Burston, Robin Alexander (Bob) (Colonel)
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Maker: O'Keefe, Brendan Gregory
Robin Alexander (Bob) Burston as a captain, 20 Field Ambulance, Morotai and Kure, Japan, 1945-1947; and as a Colonel, 1 Australian Field Hospital, South Vietnam, 1968, interviewed by Brendan O'Keefe....S02147
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(2786523) Butcher, Gary James (Private)
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Maker: Butcher, Gary James
Gary James Butcher as a private 9 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (9RAR), South Vietnam, 1968-1969, interviewed by Dr Jane Ross for her project "An oral history of Australians in Vietnam"S00808
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Captain Alan Walker Anderson as a staff officer Headquarters 1st Australian Task Force, South Vietnam 1966-1967, interviewed by Major Lance Logan
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Maker: Anderson, Alan Walker Logan, George
Anderson speaks of organising the resupply of units of 1st Australian Task Force, in various areas of operations in Phuoc Tuy Province, with rations and canteen stores from Vung Tau. A transcript of ...S03474
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Captain Alexander William Laing as the Officer Commanding Detachment (later A Section) 1st Topographical Survey Troop, South Vietnam 1966-1967, interviewed by Major Barrie Gillman
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Maker: Laing, Alexander William Gillman, Barrie Winston Farleigh
Laing speaks of his background experience and training; survey troop support for 1st Australian Task Force; his surveyors and draftsmen; the hazards faced in setting survey points on operations. A tr...S03533
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Captain Arthur James Hull as the captain Second-in-Command B Squadron 1st Armoured Regiment as commander of a ready reaction force, South Vietnam 1969, interviewed by Major Ross-Smith
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Maker: Hull, Arthur James Ross-Smith, Ernest
Hull speaks of the use of Centurion tanks by B Squadron 1st Armoured Regiment ready reaction force in Operation Overlander, Long Khanh in the Bien Hoa and Phuoc Tuy Provinces of South Vietnam, 3-19 Ap...S03656
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Captain Arunas Juozas Staugaitis as a dental officer 33rd Dental Unit, South Vietnam 1967, interviewed by Major Barrie Gilman
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Maker: Gillman, Barrie Winston Farleigh Staugaitis, Arunas Juozas
Staugaitis speaks of his family and educational background; his role at 1st Australian Task Force base and in the civic aid programs in Phuoc Tuy Province; an interesting incident when he had to extra...S03539
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Captain Bernard Leslie Mulcahy as an education officer 1st Australian Civil Affairs Unit, South Vietnam 1969, interviewed by Captain Derek Roylance
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Maker: Mulcahy, Bernard Leslie Roylance, Derek John
Mulcahy speaks of his role in supervising the rebuilding of a village school in Phuoc Tuy Province, destroyed in the Tet Offensive of 1969. A transcript of this recording may be available. For furthe...S03659
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Captain Brian Wade as a member 1st Field Squadron, South Vietnam 1968-1969, interviewed by Captain Murray Taylor
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Maker: Wade, Brian Taylor, Murray
Wade, as Officer Commanding a land clearing team in the Long Hai Hills, speaks of their encountering minefields while using bulldozers to clear trails through the area. A transcript of this recording...S03619
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Captain Bryan Ernest Franklin as an officer of 1st Australian Civil Affairs Unit, South Vietnam 1969, interviewed by Major Winston Coates
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Maker: Franklin, Bryan Ernest Coates, Winston
Franklin as a Youth and Sports Adviser speaks on how he works closely with the Vietnamese people in relation to sporting events, the construction of courts and playing fields and on arranging and East...S03686
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Captain David Lindsay Howard Buring as the Second-in-Command 1st Field Squadron, South Vietnam 1965-1967, interviewed by Army Master Sergeant Paul Acorade United States Army
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Maker: Buring, David Lindsay Howard Acorade, Paul
Buring speaks of the role of engineers of the squadron - clearing mines and booby traps, building landing zones, constructing roads and the airfield at Nui Dat; tasks in the field, for example, the cl...S03556
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Captain David Roy Muffet as the Senior Education Officer 1st Australian Logistic Support Group, South Vietnam 1967-1968, interviewed by Sergeant Wayne Grant
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Maker: Muffet, David Roy Grant, Wayne Linus
Muffet speaks of the educational facilities available for soldiers on duty in South Vietnam and the army training courses being held at 1st Australian Logistic Support Group in particular. He introduc...S03578
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Captain Donald Harvey Campbell as an adviser Australian Army Training Team Vietnam, South Vietnam 1967-1968, interviewed by Lieutenant Colonel Raymond Duke
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Maker: Campbell, Donald Harvey Duke, Raymond Frederick
Campbell speaks of a search-and-destroy-type operation, near Da Nang in Quang Tri Province, mounted to clear an area adjacent to the river; an engagement with Viet Cong in the area; his role as an Aus...S03572
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Captain Edward Bonaventure Heffernan as a medical officer 2nd Field Ambulance, South Vietnam 1966 and Staff Sergeant Robert Barnes as an interpreter serving with 1st Australian Logistic Support Group, South Vietnam 1966, interviewed by Major Lance Logan
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Maker: Harley, Peter Gordon Heffernan, Edward Bonaventure Anthony Veivers, William James Logan, Lance
Heffernan and Barnes speak of their civic action work in Nam Binh, a village on the north western side of the Vung Tau Peninsula. The village chief expresses his gratitude to the members of MEDCAP (th...S03466
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Captain Edward Donald Matthews as a member of the Salvation Army, attached to 7th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment, South Vietnam 1967-1968, interviewed by Army Master Sergeant Paul Acorade United States Army
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Maker: Matthews, Edward Donald Acorade, Paul
Matthews, also known as "Captain Coffee Pot", speaks of his philanthropic role in the Australian Army; his previous service experience; some comparisons between the Salvation Army's role in New Guinea...S03558
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Captain Glenn Urey as the Officer Commanding Battery A 2nd Battalion 35th Artillery (Howitzer) United States Army in support of 1st Field Regiment, South Vietnam 1966, interviewed by Major Lance Logan
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Maker: Urey, Glenn Logan, Lance
Urey speaks of the role of Battery A 2nd Battalion 35th Artillery (Howitzer) in support of 1st Australian Task Force; the 155mm Howitzer; the use of American-British-Canadian-Australian (ABCA) procedu...S03493
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Captain Graham Joseph Maynard as the Regimental Medical Officer 2nd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment, South Vietnam 1967-1968, interviewed by Captain Murray Taylor
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Maker: Maynard, Graham Joseph Taylor, Murray
Maynard speaks of his role and the roles of other regimental medical staff including the maintenance of health and hygiene amongst the local population, working on civil aid projects and visiting vill...S03562
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Captain Ian Gordon Menzies as a liaison officer 1st Australian Civil Affairs Unit, South Vietnam 1967-1968, interviewed by Captain Murray Taylor
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Maker: Menzies, Ian Gordon Taylor, Murray
Menzies speaks of the resettlement of Vietnamese refugees in a new village built specifically for this purpose at Ap Soui Nghe near Nui Dat. A transcript of this recording may be available. For furth...S03584
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Captain John Edward Taske as the Regimental Medical Officer 1st Field Regiment, South Vietnam 1966-1967, interviewed by Major Lance Logan
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Maker: Taske, John Edward Logan, Lance
Taske speaks of the medical assistance being provided by 1st Field Regiment to the people of Duc My, a Montagnard village, in the Duc Thanh District of Phuoc Tuy Province. Sergeant Chinh, the interpre...S03477
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Captain Kenneth James Beatty as the Electrical and Mechanical Engineer Officer Headquarters 1st Australian Task Force, South Vietnam 1967-1968, interviewed by Major Barrie Gillman
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Maker: Gillman, Barrie Winston Farleigh Beatty, Kenneth James
Beatty speaks of his background experience and training; the role and scope of the work of the Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers – repair, recovery, inspection and modification of m...S03548
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Captain Kip Taylor USAF as a senior forward air controller and United States Air Force Air Liaison Officer attached to Headquarters 1st Australian Task Force, South Vietnam 1967, interviewed by Major Barrie Gillman
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Maker: Taylor, Kip Gillman, Barrie Winston Farleigh
Taylor speaks of support to 1st Australian Task Force by United States Air Force air strikes using B52 high level jet bombers, jet fighter bombers, propeller-driven aircraft and his impressions of wor...S03520
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Captain Maurice Frederick Fairhead as the Intelligence Officer 6th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment/New Zealand (ANZAC), South Vietnam 1969-1970, interviewed by Major Ross-Smith
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Maker: Fairhead, Maurice Frederick (Fred) Ross-Smith, Ernest
Fairhead speaks of contacts with North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong units in Phuoc Tuy Province during Operation Laverack. A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information pl...S03664
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Captain Richard Church (United States Army) attached to 1st Civil Affairs Unit as the Second-in-Command Joint United States-Australian Army civic action team, South Vietnam 1967, interviewed by Major Barrie Gillman
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Maker: Church, Richard Gillman, Barrie Winston Farleigh
Church, a soldier/social worker, speaks of Joint United States-Australian Army civic action work in the village of Hoa Long, Phuoc Tuy Province - the construction of an information and education centr...S03528
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Captain Robert Gibson Skelton as the General Staff Officer Grade 3 (Civil Affairs) Headquarters Australian Force Vietnam, South Vietnam 1967-1968, interviewed by Major Barrie Gillman
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Maker: Skelton, Robert Gibson Gillman, Barrie Winston Farleigh
Skelton speaks of the joint Australian-American civic action project at Xuyen Moc in Phuoc Tuy Province. A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the So...S03502
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Captain Robert John O'Neill as the Intelligence Officer 5th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment, South Vietnam 1966-1967, interviewed by Major Lance Logan
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Maker: O'Neill, Robert John Logan, Lance
O'Neill speaks of his role as the Intelligence Officer 5th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment; evaluating sources and seeking information; the cover plan for Operations Yass and Hayman - the cord...S03492
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Captain Robert William Supple as the Assistant Adjutant 5th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (acting as the battalion air contact officer), South Vietnam 1966-1967, interviewed by Major Lance Logan
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Maker: Supple, Robert William Logan, Lance
Supple speaks of his role in Operation Queanbeyan, a search-and-destroy operation in the Nui Thi Vai complex of Phuoc Tuy Province, 16-26 October 1966. A transcript of this recording may be available...S03487
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Captain Rodney Gerard Curtis AM MC, Instructor, Jungle Training Centre (JTC), 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (9RAR), Sergeant B. Nolen 1st Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE) interviewed by Lieutenant Colonel Gary John McKay MC about their experiences in Vietnam.
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Maker: Curtis, Rodney Gerard Nolen, Bryan Henry McKay, Gary John
Captain Rodney Gerard Curtis AM MC, Instructor, Jungle Training Centre (JTC), 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (9RAR), Sergeant B. Nolen 1st Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE) in...S01104
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Captain Roger Herbert Mitchell as a surgeon 2nd Field Ambulance, South Vietnam 1966-1967, interviewed by Major Lance Logan
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Maker: Mitchell, Roger Herbert Logan, Lance
Mitchell speaks of treating patients at 2nd Field Ambulance, Vung Tau, including a wounded South Vietnamese soldier and a wounded Viet Cong. Staff Sergeant Robert Barnes, an interpreter serving with 1...S03476
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Captain Steven John Kruger as a dentist 33rd Dental Unit, South Vietnam 1967-1968, interviewed by Captain Murray Taylor
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Maker: Kruger, Steven John Taylor, Murray
Kruger, as the dentist with 2nd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment, speaks of the soldiers' general dental health; the types of dental treatment given to soldiers and to the local population arou...S03587
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Captain William Joseph Molloy as the Staff Captain (A) Headquarters 1st Australian Task Force, South Vietnam 1967, interviewed by Major Barrie Gillman
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Maker: Molloy, William Joseph Gillman, Barrie Winston Farleigh
Captain William Joseph Molloy as the Staff Captain (A) Headquarters 1st Australian Task Force, South Vietnam 1967, interviewed by Major Barrie Gillman A transcript of this recording may be available....S03538
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Captain William Weir as an education officer attached to Headquarters Australian Force Vietnam, South Vietnam 1966-1967, interviewed by Major Lance Logan
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Maker: Dempsey, Michael John Weir, William Logan, Lance
Weir speaks of training Australian and South Vietnamese soldiers as interpreters to assist infantry platoon commanders on operations. One of his students, Private Michael John Dempsey, a member of 5th...S03475
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Carmel Margaret Hurst (nee Jorgensen), nurse, civilian surgical team, South Vietnam, 1967-1968, interviewed by Libby Stewart
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Maker: Hurst (nee Jorgensen), Carmel Margaret
A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.S03988
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Chaplain Class 4 Ian Liddell Salvation Army, South Vietnam, interviewed by Major Alan Hinds
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Maker: Liddell, Ian Hinds, Allan Sydney Ford
Liddell speaks of his work with 7th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment, Vung Tau and Headquarters 1st Australian Task Force, conducting services and visiting men at the base and in the field. A ...S03631
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Chaplain James Alenson (Alen) Greenshields as coordinating chaplain Headquarters 1st Australian Task Force, South Vietnam 1970, interviewed by Lieutenant David Brown
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Maker: Greenshields, James Alenson (Alen) Brown, David
Greenshields speaks of the allocation of chaplains to various units at 1st Australian Task Force base, Nui Dat; the nature of his ministry work while posted to 1st Australian Task Force; recruitment o...S03699
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Chaplain John Francis Tinkler (Rtd) as the chaplain (Roman Catholic) Headquarters 1st Australian Task Force (HQ 1 ATF) attached to 1st Battalion the Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR), South Vietnam 1968-1969, recorded for Lex McAulay
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Maker: Tinkler, John Francis Tinkler, John Francis
Tinkler speaks of his role in the defence of Fire Support Base Coral, in the Bien Hoa Province of South Vietnam, during May 1968.S03165
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Chaplain Lewis Edward Firman as the Anglican chaplain 2nd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment, South Vietnam 1967-1968, interviewed by Captain Murray Taylor
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Maker: Firman, Lewis Taylor, Murray
Firman speaks of services provided at Nui Dat; attendances at these services; other Army chaplains in South Vietnam (three chaplains at 1st Australian Logistic Support Group base, Vung Tau and three c...S03561
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Chaplain 2nd Class Father [Bourke] [NZ Army] as the [Roman Catholic] chaplain Headquarters 1st Australian Task Vietnam, South Vietnam 1967-1968, interviewed by Captain Robert Skelton
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Maker: Skelton, Robert Gibson
[Bourke] speaks of a civic aid initiative encouraging exchanges of information between school students in New Zealand and South Vietnam; provision of classes in English by sisters of religion in Phuoc...S03540
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Chaplain 2nd Class Francis Doolan as the Roman Catholic chaplain Headquarters Australian Force Vietnam, South Vietnam 1967-1968, interviewed by Sergeant Wayne Grant
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Maker: Doolan, Francis Grant, Wayne Linus
Doolan speaks of offering mass to members of Australian Army Training Team Vietnam on operations with an audience of several Montegnards included. A transcript of this recording may be available. For...S03589
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Chaplain Stanley John Hessey as Chaplain 8th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment, South Vietnam 1969-1970, interviewed by Lieutenant David Brown
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Maker: Hessey, Stanley John Brown, David
Hessey speaks of the allocation of chaplains to various units at 1st Australian Task Force base, Nui Dat; the nature of his ministry work while posted to 1st Australian Task Force; recruitment of chap...S03700
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(2792610) Chapman, Bruce Keith (Corporal)
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Maker: Chapman, Bruce Keith Jackson, Ian Australian War Memorial
Bruce Keith Chapman as a corporal, 3 Cavalry Regiment, South Vietnam, 1970-1971, interviewed by Ian Jackson A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the...S04442
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Christmas message from Joseph Gallagher Leckie, Terendak Camp Malacca, Malayasia, 1967, recorded by Captain Murray Taylor
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Maker: Leckie, Joseph Gallagher Taylor, Murray
Christmas message from Joseph Gallagher Leckie a New South Wales member of 16th Commonwealth Field Ambulance.S03590
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Christmas message from Terendak Camp Malacca, Malayasia, 1967, recorded by Captain Murray Taylor
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Maker: Egans, Graham Taylor, Murray
Private Graham Egans as a South Australian member of 16th Commonwealth Field Ambulance.S03600
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Christmas message from Terendak Camp Malacca, Malayasia, 1967, recorded by Captain Murray Taylor
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Maker: Cullen, Neville John Roser, Peter Taylor, Murray
Private Neville John Cullen and Corporal Peter Roser as Victorian members of 16th Commonwealth Field Ambulance.S03595
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Christmas message from Terendak Camp Malacca, Malayasia, 1967, recorded by Captain Murray Taylor
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Maker: Johnstone, Timothy Keverall Taylor, Murray
Lance Corporal Timothy Keverall Johnstone as a Tasmanian member of 2nd Field Troop Royal Australian Engineers 11th Independent Field Squadron Royal Engineers (British Army).S03597
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Christmas message from Terendak Camp Malacca, Malayasia, 1967, recorded by Captain Murray Taylor
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Maker: Scott, Lindsay Taylor, Murray
Lance Corporal Lindsay Scott as a West Australian member of 16th Commonwealth Field Ambulance.S03598
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Christmas message from Terendak Camp Malacca, Malayasia, 1967, recorded by Captain Murray Taylor
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Maker: Coote, Kevin Ross, Phillip Taylor, Murray
Private Phillip Ross and Captain Kevin Coote as Tasmanian members of 16th Commonwealth Field Ambulance.S03596
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Christmas message from Terendak Camp Malacca, Malayasia, 1967, recorded by Captain Murray Taylor
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Maker: Anderson, T C Taylor, Murray
Gunner T C Anderson a Victorian member of 107th Field Battery Royal Australian Artillery 6th Light Regiment Royal Artillery.S03594
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Christmas message from Terendak Camp Malacca, Malayasia, 1967, recorded by Captain Murray Taylor
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Maker: Cooper, Ian Taylor, Murray
Lance Corporal Ian Cooper a Queensland member of 16th Commonwealth Field Ambulance.S03592
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Christmas message from Terendak Camp Malacca, Malayasia, 1967, recorded by Captain Murray Taylor
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Maker: Wilson, George Taylor, Murray
Sapper George Wilson as a West Australian member of 2nd Field Troop Royal Australian Engineers 11th Independent Field Squadron Royal Engineers (British Army).S03599
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Christmas message from Terendak Camp Malacca, Malaysia, 1967, recorded by Captain Murray Taylor
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Maker: Coolburra, Clement William Taylor, Murray
17587 Sapper Clement William Coolburra an Aboriginal serviceman of Palm Island, Queensland, member of 2nd Field Troop Royal Australian Engineers 11th Independent Field Squadron Royal Engineers (Britis...S03593