| Accession Number | S03506 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 4 min 4 sec |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | 1/4 inch sound tape reel; KODAK; 3 3/4 ips/9.5 cm.s; mono; 7 inch |
| Maker |
Townsend, Colin Maurice Gillman, Barrie Winston Farleigh |
| Date made | 1967 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Commonwealth of Australia copyright |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
Lieutenant Colonel Colin Maurice Townsend as the Commanding Officer 6th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment, South Vietnam 1966-1967, interviewed by Major Barrie Gillman
Description
Townsend speaks of 6th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment’s anticipation of its return to Australia and expresses his appreciation of the professionalism shown by the soldiers in the battalion and the support by private individuals and various battalion families’ associations and organisations, such as the Overseas Forces Fund and Returned Services League Queensland Patriotic Fund, in Australia.
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Lieutenant Colonel Colin Maurice Townsend as the Commanding Officer 6th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment, South Vietnam 1966-1967, interviewed by Major Barrie Gillman