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| Accession Number | S00680 |
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 1 hr 8 min |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | 1/4 inch sound tape reel; AGFA PEM 369; 3 3/4 ips/9.5 cm.s; stereo; 5 inch |
| Maker |
Warr, John Arnold Chinn, David Alexander |
| Date made | 19 December 1989 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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| 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. |
| Source credit to | Official History Unit oral history program |
Colonel John Arnold Warr DSO (Rtd) as the lieutenant colonel Commanding Officer 5th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment, South Vietnam 1966-1967, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Rtd)
Description
Warr speaks of preparation for Vietnam; most/least significant operations; impressions of enemy forces; own troops strengths/weaknesses; the minefield and fence from Dat Do to Lang Phuoc Hai; significant problems, reactions to battle of Long Tan; adequacy of defences; adequacy of two-battalion task force; Headquarters 1st Australian Task Force commitments pre-Vietnam War; information for troops; base defence machine guns and radios; working with 1st Field Regiment; report on the deaths of National Servicemen; planning of 1st Australian Task Force operations; comparison between United States Army Aviation and No 9 (Helicopter) Squadron RAAF policy on operations.
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Colonel John Arnold Warr DSO (Rtd) as the lieutenant colonel Commanding Officer 5th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment, South Vietnam 1966-1967, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Rtd)
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