Group portrait of the officers of, 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (4RAR), at ...

Group portrait of the officers of, 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (4RAR), at Terendak Barracks., These officers served in Sarawak, North Borneo in 1966 during the Indonesian Confrontation. Back row (left to right): 17080 Captain (Capt) John Henry Innes, who later served in South Vietnam with 4RAR from 1968-1969; 235192 Capt Richard Farquhar Sutton, who later served in South Vietnam with 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), from 1969-1970; 57049 Capt Ian Raymond Smith, who served with 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) in North Borneo in 1964 and later in South Vietnam with Head Quarters Australian Forces Vietnam (HQ AFV) from 1969-1970; 2nd Lieutenant (2Lt) D Stewart; 2Lt M Murphy; 2Lt G Reidy; 2Lt R Earl; 216442 2Lt Christopher Bruce Pepper, who later served in South Vietnam with 4RAR from 1968-1969; 54420 Lieutenant (Lt) Eli Lloyd Quartermaine, who served in South Vietnam with 1st Australian Reinforcement Unit from 1968-1969; 16899 Lt Jeffrey Norman Brandon, who later served in South Vietnam with Head Quarters 1 Australian Task Force (HQ 1 ATF) in 1970; 43248 Lt Douglas Roy Byers, who served with 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) in 1965 and was awarded the Military Cross on 14 December 1965. He later served in South Vietnam with 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), from 1969-1970; 38173 2Lt Terrence Robert Ellis, who served in the Royal Australian Artillery and was a pilot with 182nd Flight. He later served in South Vietnam with the 161st Independent Reconnaissance Flight from 1968-1969. 2nd row (left to right): 4159 Capt Donald Lindsay Burzacott; who later saw service in South Vietnam with Headquarters Australian Forces Vietnam (HQ AFV) from 1969-1970; 57068 Lt (Later Brigadier) Rodney Gerald Curtis, who was awarded the Military Cross on 16 May 1967. He later served in South Vietnam with 9th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (9RAR), from 1968-1969; 3787146 2Lt D J Lyons; 1731046 2Lt Peter Brian Sheedy who later served in South Vietnam as 1201400 with 4RAR from 1968-1969. He was Mentioned in Dispatches on 4 September 1969; 14966 Capt Nigel James Underwood, who later served in South Vietnam with 4RAR from 1968-1969; Capt J M Whelan; 29483 Lt Brian James Avery, who served as a Private during the Malayan Emergency with the 16th Field Ambulance and later served in South Vietnam with 4RAR from 1968-1969; Capt R Kennedy; 37893 2Lt Walter Sheppard, who later served in South Vietnam with the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) from 1969-1970. He received the United States Army Commendation Medal For Service and the Gallantry Cross with Silver Star and he was also wounded in action; 235229 Capt Peter Julian Desmond, who later served in South Vietnam with 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR) from 1967-1968 and with HQ 1 ATF in 1968; 235267 Lt James Rollo Brett, who served in South Vietnam with 4RAR from 1968-1969. He was mentioned in Dispatches on 4 September 1969. He was later awarded the National Medal on 13 October 1977 and was awarded the Member of the Order of Australia on 10 June 1991; 16550 Pilot, Capt Donald David McKenzie, who flew with the 182nd Reconnaissance Flight (182 Flight) and also served in South Vietnam, completing two tours with 4 RAR from 1968-1969 and during 1971. Front row (left to right): 16900 Lieutenant (Lt) Roger John Wickham, who later served in South Vietnam with HQ 1 ATF from 1969-1970; 235109 Major (Maj) Frederick Kevin Cole, who later served in South Vietnam with 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR) from 1970-1971. He was awarded the National Medal for long service on 14 July 1977 and again on 27 September 1980, he was also awarded The Member of the Order of Australia on 9 June 1980; 35162 Maj (later Brigadier) John Pericles Arthur Deighton, who served as a 2nd Lieutenant during the Malayan Emergency with 2RAR, from 1955-1957. He later served in South Vietnam with HQ 1 ATF in 1967 and with 4RAR from 1968-1969. He was awarded the Military Cross on 4 September 1969. He was also awarded the National Medal on 14 July 1977 and again on 30 October 1978; 57042 Maj Terrence Royd Sullivan, who later served in South Vietnam with 4RAR from 1968-1969. He was awarded The Order of the British Empire on 10 June 1967; 17022 Maj Keith John McGhee, who served as a Captain during the Malayan Emergency with 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) from 1957-1959. He later served in South Vietnam with HQ AFV in 1969; 3328 Lieutenant Colonel David Scott Thomson, who saw service during the Second World War as VX8275 and VX146397 with the rank of Lieutenant and served with the Australian Staff Corps. He served in Korea as a Major, commanding A Company, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) in 1952 where he was wounded in action and where he was awarded the Military Cross on 16 October 1952, for his actions in Operation Blaze against Hill 227 in 1952. He also served with the Australian Ancillary Unit in Korea during 1953. He was Mentioned in Dispatches during the Indonesian Confrontation in Borneo on 16 May 1967. He made five official visits to South Vietnam from 1966-1969; 235166 Capt Michael Chisholm Morrison who later served in South Vietnam with 4RAR from 1968-1969. He was Mentioned in Dispatches on 4 September 1969; 335091 Maj (later Major General) Neville Robert Smethurst, who served in Sarawak, North Borneo with 3RAR in 1965. He later served in South Vietnam with HQ 1 ATF in 1967 and 7RAR in 1970. He was awarded The Order of the British Empire on 21 October 1971, the Polar medal on 25 November 1969 and again on 1 January 1987. He was awarded the National Medal on 27 January 1978 and again on 30 October 1978. He was also awarded The Officer of the Order of Australia on 8 June 1987; 17057 Maj Brian David Valentine Lindsay, who later served in South Vietnam with 4RAR from 1968-1969. He was Mentioned in Dispatches on 19 September 1969; 235154 Capt William John Reynolds, who later served in South Vietnam with 4RAR from 1968-1969. He was awarded the Military Cross on 4 September 1969; 17079 Capt Maurice Gerald Barwick, who later served in South Vietnam with 4RAR in 1968 and with HQ 1 ATF from 1968-1969. Absent are: 335129 Capt Ian James C Hearn, who served in Malaya and Sabah with 3RAR in 1964-1965. He later served in South Vietnam with 9RAR in 1969 where he was awarded the National Defence Medal with Silver Star (Cambodia); Capt (Honorary) Arthur Reginald Gilham of the Salvation Army; 43435 2Lt David Maxwell Chambers Who later served in South Vietnam with 4RAR from 1968-1969. The two men (top left corner and top right corner) are unidentified.