Viet Cong silk blanket : Major C J Adamson, 1 Battalion Royal Australian Regiment

Green camouflaged blanket made from parachute silk. Parts of the blanket have been hand hemmed with cream cotton.

This green camouflaged blanket made from parachute silk was captured from the Viet Cong and used by Major Col Adamson during his service in Vietnam. Colin James Adamson joined the Australian Army in 1953. He spent seven years in New Guinea with the Pacific Island Regiment. He later served in Vietnam from 27 March 1968 to 22 October 1968 with 1 Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR). He was the Commanding Officer of A Company 1 RAR during the Viet Cong attacks on Fire Support Base Coral in May 1968.