[Christmas messages 1970] Victorian version DPR/TV/? (Soldiers greetings from Vietnam)

Accession Number F04707
Collection type Film
Measurement 53 min 30 sec
Object type Actuality footage, Television news footage
Physical description 16mm/b&w/sound
Maker Directorate of Public Relations
Place made Vietnam
Date made 1970
Access Open
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
Creative Commons License This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
Description

Christmas greetings to family and friends from Australians serving in Vietnam. Produced for broadcast on Australian television by the Australian Army Directorate of Public Relations. 1. 111 Major-General Colin Angus Fraser HQ AFV 2. 312853 Signalman Raymond Francis Gray 110 Signal Squadron of Rutherglen 3. 3796298 Sig John Reginald Allwood 110 Sig Sqn of St Kilda 4. 6410213 John Robert Torney 17 Construction Squadron of West Heidelberg 5. Signalman Len Parker of Dookie 6. 312600 Corporal Russell John Dunn 86 Transportt Platoon of Lake Boga 7.15306 Staff Sgt William John Hamilton HQ AFV of Meral Park? 8. 36949 Pte John Francis O’Keefe of Diamond Creek 9. 312585 Cpl Ronald Frederick Sullivan 2AOD of Chelsea 10. 1201978 Pte Dennis Allen Christensen 86 Tpt Pl of Point Lonsdale 11. 3797227 Pte Timothy James Donald HQ ALSG of Red Cliffs 12. 3797202 Pte Terry David Chapman HQ 1 ALSG of Jordanville 13. 3797354 Pte Stewart Ross Hunter HQ ALSG of Altona 14. 3797119 Cpl Boris Weremijenko 8 Pet Pl of Noble Park 15. 3797143 Pte Graham John Brown 86 Tpt Pl of Newtown (Geelong) 16. 3796103 Pte Garth Roland Gundry 86 Tpt Pl of Selby 17. 3797587 Pte Peter Gerard Sampson Det 1 Com Z Postal of Garden Vale 18. 5716389 Pte Kenneth James Wharton Det 1 Com Z Postal of Puckapunyal 19. 310867 W/O Derek Griffths 2 AOD of Yackandandah (introduced as “Taffy” Griffiths) 20. 3795096 Cpl Daniel Virginian Panozzo 2 AOD of Merton 21. 3795891 Patrick Joseph Phillips 2AOD of West Brunswick 22. Cfts Eddie O’Manus of Coburg 23. 3796268 Spr Brent Ross Clyne 17 Const Sqn of Blackrock 24. 3796680 Cfts Francis James Walsh 17 Const Sqn of Albert Park 25. 2792207 Spr Russell Thomas Armstrong 17 Const Sqn of Colbinabbin 26. 342683 Sgt William Nadrez 102 Fd Wkshp of Deer Park 27. 3176519 Cfts Albert George Shepard 102 Fd Wkshp of Thornbury 28. 3796885 David Riha 102 Fd Wkshp of Murrembeena? 29. 313260 John Leslie Searle 102 Fd Wkshp of West Ivanhoe 30. 312628 Pte Harry James Willson 5 Coy RAASC of Queenscliff 31. 3796042 Pte John Zbignew Zarewicz 5 Coy RAASC of Midery? 32. 19959 Sgt Leslie John Paterson 5 Coy RAASC of Yarrawonga 33. 3796498 Cpl Ian McCulloch Findlay AFV Pro Unit of Forest Hill 34. 3795772 Cpl John Alan Stewart AFV Pro Unit of Elwood 35. 2790581 Ian George Humby ? (sounds like Hurley ) of Box Hill 36. 254336 Cpl Graham Bernard Marks AFV Pro Unit of Mervin? 37. 313438 Sig Ian Dale Dykes 110 Sig Sqn of Caren Downs? 38. 35760 John Francis Leonard 110 Sig Sqn of Mornington 39. 368333 Cpl Keith Leslie Lane 110 Sig Sqn of Heidelberg 40. 48678 Cpl David Michael Isted 110 Sig Sqn of Main Ridge 41. 3165152 Sig Graeme Douglas Archer 110 Sig Sqn of Euroa 42. 3796702 Sig Gary Leslie Haynes 110 Sig Sqn of Strathmore 43. 38997 Sig Athol Leslie Boxshall 110 Siq Sqn of Rockbank 44. F395039 Pamela Ann Spence Red Cross of Bentley WA 45. F35338 Sister Christine Carson Buchanan RAANC of Mooney Ponds 46. 3797302 Pte Jeffrey Edward Gilbert 1 Aust Fd Hosp of Faulkner 47. 312586 Kevin John Wigg 1 Australian Field Hospital (Aust Fd Hosp) of Sth Yarra 48. 313233 Pte Angelo Marotta 1 Aust Fld Hosp of Fitzroy 49. F55192 Susan Elizabeth K Woolley 1 Aust Fd Hosp of Shenton Park 50. 240186 Maj. Kenneth Stuart Douglas 33 Dent Unit of East Ivanhoe 51. 37570 Spr Geoffrey Clinton Olney 2AOD of Mount Waverly 52. 18902 Cpl Neil Zander 1 Fld Sqn Wkshp of Frankston 53. Cfts Bernie Mercer of Sunshine 54. 2793987 Cfts Bernard John Ferguson 102 Fd Wkshp of Essendon 55. Spr Brian Winfield of Essendon 56. 36535 WO Rex Leitch AFV Amenities Unit of Puckapunyal 57. 3796252 Cfts Leigh Victor Lewis 102 Fd Wkshp 58. 3787834 Cpl John Wellington Frankel Det 30 TML Sqn 59. 36228 Kenneth John Sayers HQ 1ATF of Watsonia 60. 312793 Sig Mark David Oliver 110 Sig Sqn of Warbera 61. 312853 Sig Raymond Francis Gray 110 Sig Sqn of Rutherglen 62. 3176026 Sig David John Spivey 110 Sig Sqn of Braybrook 63. 3411764 Cpl Kenneth Norman Johnston 2 RAR of Burrumbeet 64. 312767 Pte Terence Anthony Williams 2 RAR of Broadmeadows 65. 397912 Philip George Holden 2 RAR of Springfield South 66. 3797039 Pte Barry Thomas HopkinS 2 RAR of West Heidelberg 67. 3796887 Pte Michael William Purcell 2 RAR of Ballarat 68. 3796913 Pte Ronald George Hutton 2 RAR of Queenscliff 69. 313087 Pte Peter Leembruggen 2 RAR of Springvale 70. 3796589 Pte Ian Bruce McLean 2 RAR of Warnambool 71. 3796593 Pte Birian Gene Mathers 2 RAR Warnambool 72. Pte Peter Riehery of Ashburton 73. 2184220 Roderick Grant Avery 2 RAR of Melbourne 74. 3797268 Colin Edward Falla 2 RAR of Yuroke? 75. 3798203 Pte Kevin Robert Shepherd 2 RAR of East Resevoir 76. 3796036 Pte John Joseph Skinner 2 RAR of Bacchus Marsh 77. Pte Peter Loft of Werribee 78. Cpl Thomas Smith of Dandenong West 79. 3797106 Pte Paul Anthony Walsh HQ 1 ATF of Altona 79. 3796867 Pte Evan Maxwell Norquay 2 RAR of North Sunshine 80. 3789042 Cpl Max William Breheny 2 RAR of Bendigo 81. 3795415 Pte Leslie Ronald James of Braybrook 1 ARU 82. 3797545 Pte Samuel Paul Roberts 1 ARU of Elwood 83. 56083 Pte Malcolm Stanley Ireland 2 RAR of Hilton Park 84. 58748 Capt Johannes Wilhelmus Pronk of North Beach WA 85. 313053 Cfts Trevor Charles King HQ 1 ATF or 218896 Trevor William King HQ 1ALSG of Sunshine 86. 3796457 Gnr Michael Peter Sheehan 4 Fd Regt of Ashburton 87. 3791134 Pte Raymond James Bell 8 Fd Amb of Marysville 88. Cfts Kerry James of Hamilton 89. 365477 David William Kelly 198 Wks sect of Blackburn 90. 213247 Sgt Kenneth Eaton Short B Sqn 3 Cav Regt of Seymour 91. 39777 Cpl Eckhard Franz Widermanski B Sqn 3 Cav Regt of Mulgrave 92. 3797293 Pte Anthony Sean Grice B Sqn 3 Cav Regt 93. 3797262 Cfts Alan Keith Edgelow B Sqn 3 Cav Regt 94. 311522 Sgt Ian Keith Robinson C Sqn 1 Armd Regt of Yooralla 95. 3135673 Tpr David Peterr Raymond C Sqn 1 Armd Regt of West Sunshine 96. 3797457 Pte Michael Henry Marie 1 Psych Ops Unit of St Albans 97. 3797653 Pte Colin William Whitelaw 1 OFP of Sherperton 98. 394500 L/Cpl David Cyril Burton 8 Fd Ambulance of Hampton 99. 31418 David William Brown Det 1 Fd Hyg Coy of Mount Waverley 100. Cpl William Rouse of Glenroy 101. 61742 Nicholas James Brown 161 Indep Recce Flt of Carrowat? 102. 3134897 Pte William Thomas Waters 176 Air Disp Coy of Albert Park 103. 3796089 Gnr John Edward Anderson 4 Fd Regt of Ashburton 104. 38806 Tpr John Rosoborough of 1 SAS Sqn of Albany 105. 3166056 Tpr Keith Bernard Gavin 1 SAS Sqn of Fairfield 106. 54840 Cpl Norman Keith Bainbridge Det 152 Sig Sqn of Melbourne 107. 43382 Cpl Peter John Arnold 1 SAS Sqn of Broadmeadows 108. 312947 Pte Wayne Hill 7 RAR of Resevoir 109. 312521 L/Cpl Kevin John Cuthertson 7 RAR of Beaufort 110. 3797184 Pte Gavin Drew Cunningham 7 RAR of St Kilda 111. 3797269 L/Cpl Robert John Ford 7 RAR of West Brunswick 112. 3797361 Pte David Victor Harrison 7 RAR of Fawkner 113. 3411824 Cpl Terrence James Bryceson 7 RAR of Norlane 114. 3796426 Cpl John William Lawson 7 RAR of Moe 115. 1201881 Gnr Christopher John Montford 7 RAR of Rosanna 116. 312886 L/Cpl William James Wigmore 104 Sig Sqn of Broadmeadows 117. 3796600 Sig Brian Victor Cadush 104 Sig Sqn of Korong 118. 3797454 Spr Victor Moshonkin 17 Const Sqn of ? 119. 313454 Spr Leslie Wilfred Thomas 17 Const Sqn of Ocean Grove 120. 3797328 Spr John Capel Hardman 17 Const Sqn of Blackburn 121. 3797218 Spr John Leslie Davis 17 Const Sqn of Hawthorn 122. 352854 John Barry Hepburn 17 Const Sqn of Carrum 123. 39037 James Travers Holland 17 Const Sqn of Hawthorn 124. 5411098 Cpl john Franklyn McQueen 1 Aust CA Unit of Puckapunyal 125. 3796004 Pte Norman Leslie Sherar 1 Aust CA Unit of Rugby 126. Sig Bill Podd of Skipton 127. 38682 Sig Paul Xavier Stock 547 Sig Tp of Fawkner 128. 3796910 L/Cpl Raymond Reginald Ivey Det 52 Sup Pl of Altona North 129. 3793404 Pte Leslie Malcolm Read Det 52 Sup Pl of Seymour 130. 312856 Pte Gregory Alan Selleck HQ 1 ATF of Mystic Park 131. L/Cpl Bon Thompson of Oakley South 132. 3791408 2/Lieut John Fraser Ainsworth HQ 1 ATF of Torquay 133. 3795975 Pte Arthur Maxwell Wallis HQ 1 ATF of Resevoir 134. 3796174 Cpl Gordon Ross Malcolm HQ 1 ATF of Nth Clayton 135. Pte John Garth of Elwood 136. 3796533 Cpl Gabriel Martin Schraven 1 Aust Fd Hosp of Newbury 137. 173905 Cpl Ian Arthur Kuring AATTV of East Malvern 138. 214113 Col Graham Wesley Rae AATTV of Benalla 139. 37977648 Spr Peter Vandenburg 1 Fd Sqn of Conway? 140. 3193 Pte Geoffrey Alan Wright 85 Tpt Pl (Tipper) of Glengarry 141. 3796520 L/Cpl Raymond John Delarue 85 Tpt Pl (Tipper) of Gembrook 142. 3793492 Tpr Ronald Peter Clark HQ 1 ATF of Sunshine 143. 313086 Pte Terrence Harvey Brennan 85 Tpt Pl (Tipper) of Creswick 144. 3796684 Spr Brian Kevin Share 21 Engr Spt Tp Essendon 145. 3797011 Spr Jaroslav Demczuk of Moe 146. 1201356 Spr Thomas Allenby Stockwell A Sect 1 Topo Svy Tp 147. 39332 Spr Bruce Rodger Appleford A Sect 1 Topo Svy Tp of Tatura 148. 3796958 Gnr Michael Hartley Butler Det 131 Div Loc Bty 149. 3795956 Gnr Barry Kenneth Dyson Det 131 Div Loc Bty of Heidelberg 150. 3210 Brigadier William George Henderson HQ 1 ATF

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