Tour of Duty concert T-shirt : Lieutenant D J Perryman, RAN

Black polyester cotton T-shirt screen printed in plastic fabric paint in greens, khaki, yellow, orange, red and white. The front shows a camouflaged disc within black,orange, yellow and white circles. The edge of the upper half of the circle bears seven orange spikes. The centre of the circle bears a five-pointed khaki star. Above it are musical notes. Beneath is 'CONCERT FOR THE INTERFET TROOPS IN EAST TIMOR'. Across the centre, in white, is 'TOUR OF DUTY'. The back shows a map of the island of Timor overlaid with 'TOUR OF DUTY' and the star, '21 December 1999 DILI, EAST TIMOR' in red, the names of those performing in white, 'JOHN FARNHAM/ KYLIE MINOGUE/ DOC NEESON/ JAMES BLUNDELL/ GINA JEFFREYS/ THE LIVING END/ THE DILI ALLSTARS/ THE FARNHAM BAND/ THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE BAND/ ROY AND H.G.', and the logos of the sponsors of the concert, talentWorks, Arnott's, Westfield Shoppingtowns, Qantas, Compaq, Solo and Care Australia.

Souvenir T-shirt of the 'Tour of Duty' concert in East Timor on 21 December 1999 purchased by Lieutenant Duncan John Perryman, RAN. Perryman was serving in East Timor as part of the International Force East Timor (INTERFET) in 1999-2000. On 15 September 1999 the UN Security Council authorised a multi-national peace enforcement mission in East Timor, to restore peace and security and to facilitate humanitarian relief efforts.

7000 troops led by Australia secured East Timor, with the exception of the Oecusse enclave, which was secured in mid October 1999. International relief efforts were put in place and displaced people were permitted to return to their communities. Indonesian forces were withdrawn from East Timor. On 20 October 1999 the Indonesian Parliament resolved to formally ratify East Timor's separation from Indonesia allowing the UN Security Council to approve the establishment of a UN Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET).

The 'Tour of Duty' concert included singers John Farnham, Kylie Minogue and Doc Neeson (former lead singer for the Australian band 'The Angels'), country singers James Blundell and Gina Jeffreys, rockabilly punk band, 'The Living End', and comedians Roy Slaven and H G Nelson.