[Christmas messages 1971] all States version DPR/TV/? (Soldiers greetings from Vietnam)

Accession Number F04710
Collection type Film
Measurement 50 min 6 sec
Object type Actuality footage, Television news footage
Physical description 16mm/b&w/sound
Maker Jones, Michael John
Directorate of Public Relations
Ford, John Alfred
Place made Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province, Nui Dat, Vietnam: Vung Tau Special Zone, Vung Tau
Date made 1971
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. 2289 Major General Donald Beaumont Dunstan HQ Austalian Forces Vietnam (AFV) 2. 6709951 Private (Pte) Graham Robert Taplin HQ AFV of Hobart, TAS 3. 219053 Pte Brian Frank Carson HQ AFV of Wingham, NSW 4. 5717841 Pte Terrance James Holl HQ AFV of Perth, WA 5. 4722022 Pte Alfred Erwin Pfeiffer HQ AFV of Port Augusta, SA 6. 1737347 Pte Donald John Rennison HQ AFV of Brisbane, Qld 7. 3800414 Pte Donald Alexnader Taylor HQ AFV of Pascoe Vale, TAS 8. Corporal (Cpl) Michael Gooley? of Elizabeth Downs, SA 9. 64386 Cpl Gary Philip Byard Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) of Launceston, TAS 10. 1201164 Captain (Capt) David John Mead AATTV of Brisbane, QLD 11. 1732955 Cpl Patrick Stephen Dury AATTV of Grange, QLD 12. 2275850 Cpl Donald Walter Burgess AATTV of Sydney, NSW 13. Cpl Patrick Gallagher of Keswick, SA 14. Cpl Arthur Steadman 198 Engineer Work Section 9 Construction TP of Penrith, NSW 15. 215658 Cpl Bruce Gordon McKenzie 17 Construction Squadron (Const Sqn) of Brisbane, QLD 16. 44151 L/Cpl Barry Albert Barbour 17 Const Sqn of Daw Park, SA 17. 2796339 Sapper (Spr) Leyon Sydney Parker 17 Const Sqn of Oak Flats 18. 214833 Cpl Richard Frederick Lynch 198 Works Section of Vincent, QLD 19. 2/Lieutenant Murray ? son of Brisbane 20. 3462 Colonel Phillip Jamieson Greville HQ 1 Australian Task Force (ATF) 21. 1735470 Lance/Cpl Desmond George Buckby HQ 1 ATF of Brisbane, Qld 22. 5718215 Pte Rudy Stanley Smith HQ 1 ATF of Perth, WA 23. 313043 Pte John Richard Overton HQ 1 Australian Logisitic Support Group (ALSG) of Maidstone, WA 24. 6709901 Pte Michael John Burston HQ 1 ALSG of Launceston, Tas 25. 3796069 Cpl Denis Robert Logan HQ 1 ATF of Edenhope, Vic 26. 313735 Cpl Edward Johnathon O’Keefe Detachment 1 Communications Z Postal (Det 1 Comm Z Postal) Diamond Creek, VIC 27. Cpl Ron Bower of Penala, SA (could be 44977 Ronald Laurence Dyer Det 1 Comm Z Postal). 28. 18833 Sgt Alan James Fysh Det 1 Comm Z Postal of North Rockhampton 29. 57188114 Pte Denzil Simeons Det 1 Comm Z Postal of Edmonton, Qld 30. 62160 L/Cpl Rodney George Dean 2 Advanced Ordnace Depot (AOD) of Baden, TAS 31. 314333 Pte Steven Ellis of Broadmeadows, VIC 32. 2786705 Sergeant (Sgt) Raymond John Klein 2 AOD of Villawood, NSW 33. 45625 Pte Kenneth Paul Vitnell 2 AOD of Klemzig, SA 34. 44968 John Terry Bunning 2 AOD of Adelaide, SA 35. 313424 Pte John Michael Mihalovic HQ AFV of Wodonga , VIC 36. 1737050 Pte Michael Leo Callanan 2 AOD of Salisbury, QLD 37. 44083 Sgt Hank John Botcher 1 OFP of Adelaide, SA 38. 3797758 Pte Robert Frederick Brice 2 AOD of Melbourne, VIC 39. 1737245 L/CPl Raymond Joseph Hooper 2 AOD of North Rocks, QLD 40. 1202616 Pte Robert Leslie Haldane 2 AOD of Ipswich, QLD 41. 1203272 Pte Rodney Phillip Coe 2 AOD of Casino, NSW 42. 3104101 Pte Harry Tuck 2 AOD of Dandenong, VIC 43. 2796609 Cpl Kenneth Maxwell Hockey HQ AFV of Holdsworthy, NSW 44. 5717350 Pte James Desmond Brearley 2 AOD of Nedlands, WA 45. 547241 Cpl Anthony Slann 1 Ordnance Field Park (OFP) of Gladstone, SA 46. 1202644 Michael Charles Hoffman 2 AOD of Redcliffe, QLD 47. 342994 Cpl Craig Stuart Adams 102 Field Workshop (Fd Wkshp) & HQ AFV of Eldon, VIC 48. 243499 Craftsman (Crfts) John William Maher 102 Fd Wkshp of Brisbane, Qld 49. 56349 Cfts William Robert Smith 102 Fd Wkshp of Perth, WA 50. 243440 Cpl Bill Dando 102 Fd Wkshp of Blacktown, NSW 51. 48671 Cpl Roger Glen Parsons 102 Fd Wkshp of Port Vincent, SA 52. 3135525 Sgt Anthony Edwin Tratt 102 Fd Wkshp Store Section of Wodonga, VIC 53. 36696 Staff/ Sgt Robert John Langley 33 Dental Unit of Puckapunyal 54. 1905020 James Francis Houndslow 8 Field Ambulance (Fd Amb) of Brisbane, QLD 55. 215606 Acting CSM Sgt John Cullen 8 Fd Amb of Wangaratta, Vic 56. 5717344 Pte Valentine Albert Bogar Det 1 Field Hygiene Company of Brook, WA 57. 445699 Cpl Peter James Keogh AFV Pro Unit of Dover Gardens, SA 58. 243016 Cpl Norman Barry Jones HQ AFV of Bulleen, VIC 59. 2794817 Cpl Terrence Keith Monk AFV Provost (Pro) Unit of Fairfield, NSW 60. 314134 W/O Frank Kenneth Blunden AFV Pro Unit of North Geelong 61. 220812 Cpl Barry Ross AFV Pro Unit of Newcastle, NSW 62. 220073 Ernset Edward Jordan AFV Pro Unit of Holdsworthy, NSW 63. 56172 Pte Peter Harold McLernon 4 RAR of Midland, WA 64. 219100 Pte Colin Daniel Bamlett 4 RAR Heatley, Townsville, QLD 65. 219316 Pte Garry Robert Heskett 4 RAR of Parramatta, NSW 66. 56173 Pte Keith James Gould 4 RAR of Kalbarri, WA 67. 12022374 Pte Warren William Dowell 4 RAR of Stafford, QLD 68. 3800205 Pte Kevin Francis O’Halloran 4 RAR of Wansaggy, VIC 69. 4721939 Pte Cornelius Vanamstel 4 RAR of Chrisities Beach, SA 70. Pte Rodney Chadwick of Launceston, TAS 71. 296085 Tpr Willaim Stewart A Sqn 3 Cavalry Regiment (Cav Regt) of Newcastle, NSW 72. 2244245 Tpr Raymond Douglas Peele A Sqn 3 Cav Regt of Sydney, NSW 73. 56275 Tpr Robert Desmond Cox A Sqn 3 Cav Regt of Bunbury, WA 74. 448284 Tpr Maxwell Keith Farr A Sqn 3 Cav Regt of Port Augusta, SA 75 .175466 Tpr Clinton Lester Cheyne A Sqn 3 Cav Regt of Klanga?, Qld 76. 3112749 Tpr Richard John Hutchinson A Sqn 3 Cav Regt of Almont?, Vic 77. 2794776 Pte Gerald Mosley Kay 86 Tpt Pl of Inglewood, WA 78. L/Cpl Kim or Tim Ellens? Of Townsville, Qld 79. 2791757 Cpl Alan William Williams 5 Coy RAASC of Broken Hill, NSW 80. 1202877 Pte Colin John Weaver 5 Coy RAASC of Brisbane, Qld 81. 39232 Spr Leonard John Dobell 8 Pet Pl of Ballarat, Vic 82. 58870 L/Cpl Geoffrey Charles Bracegirdle Det 30 TML Sqn B of Tookarook? 83. 1737770 Pte Keith George Aston Det 30 TML Sqn (B) of Toowomba, Qld 84. 62226 Spr Anthony Ronald Kube Det 30 TML Sqn (B) of Hobart ,Tas 85. 220723 Spr Peter Albert Scott Det 30 TML Sqn (B) of Warramoo, NSW 86. 5716711 Cfts Peter James McKenzie 102 Fd Wkshp of Cranbrook, WA 87. 215984 Cpl John Raymond Arnold AFV Pro Unit of Torrensville, SA 88. 3797371 Signaller (Sig) William John James 110 Signal (Sig) Sqn of Heidelberg, VIC 89. 312786 L/Cpl Raymond William Presswell 110 Sig Sqn of West Heidelberg, Vic 90. 534897 Sig Royce William Patton 110 Sig Sqn of Norden, WA 91. 2794627 L/Cpl Edward John Wade 110 Sig Sqn of Port Macquarie, NSW 92. 395771 Sgt Geoffrey Stowell Sizer 110 Sig Sqn of Geelong, VIC 93. 1201699 Cpl Reginald Brown 102 Fd Wkshp SS of Wodonga, VIC 94. 2793187 Sig Lyal Reginald Holley 110 Sig Sqn of Bass Hill, NSW 95. 313417 Cpl Alan Roy Bray 110 Sig Sqn of Rockbank, VIC 96. 44201 L/Cpl Robert Dean Coventry 110 Sig Sqn of Broadview, SA 97. 1202197 2/Lieut Thomas Seth Triplett 161 Indep Recce Flt of Brisbane, QLD 98. 18934 Cpl Robert John Carroll 161 Independent Recconaissance Flight (Indep Recce Flt) of McKay, QLD 99. 219528 Cfts Ronald James Underwood 161 Indep Recce Flt of Barrack Heights, NSW 100. 1202193 L/Cpl Kenneth Raymond Murton 161 Indep Recce Flt of Brisbane, QLD 101. 3799864 Pte Charles Frederick Tibballs 161 Indep Recce Flt of East Brunswick, VIC 102. 1737204 Spr Bradley Russell Bauer 55 Engineer Workshop Park of Gatton, QLD 103. 4722314 L/Cpl Alan Paul Jones 55 Engr Whshp Pk Sqn of Mount Gambia 104. 135201 L/Cpl John Patrick McMahon 55 Engr Wkshp Pk Sqn of Thepdore, QLD 105. 61525 Sgt Ian Murray Mulholland 55 Engr Wkshp Pk Sqn of Hobart, TAS 106. 5717818 Spr Glenn Stephen George 55 Enr Wksshp Pk Sqn of Kataning, WA 107. Mr Ted Williams Quarentine Officer of Melbourne, VIC (not on Nominal Roll) 108. 4722166 Spr Karl Paul Schwung 55 Engr Wkshp Pk Sqn of Adelaide, SA 109. 313340 Cpl Ronald Thomas Walsh 55 Engr Wkshp Pk Sqn of Melbourne, VIC 110. 3170682 Cpl Roy Stanley Jacobs 55 Eng Wkshp Park of Seymour, VIC 111. 64380 Cpl Michael Beeching 55 Engr Wkshp Pk Sqn of Huonville, TAS 112. 61574 Sgt Noel Raymond Erbacher 55 Engr Wkshp Pk Sqn of Narrenburn, NSW 113. 4336 Cpl Michael Anthony Kennedy 4 RAR of Townsville, QLD 114. 38922 Sgt Arthuer Phillip Sinclair 4 RAR of Edithvale, VIC 115. 220377 Pte Jaroslav Gerald Dykyj 4 RAR of Mount Druitt, NSW 116. 219804 Cpl Stephen Noel Thornton 4 RAR of Tamworth, NSW 117. 2796614 Peter Noel Frost 4 RAR of Raymond Terrace, NSW 118. 1203313 L/Cpl Kenneth James Maguire HQ 1 ATF of Stafford, QLD 119. L/Cpl John Penergrath of Adelaide, SA 118. Pte Fred Bordeth of Bundeena, NSW 119. 314211 Cpl James Anthony McArdle 2 AOD of Resevoir, Vic 120. 123493 Sig Jeffrey John Moore 2 AOD of Rockhampton , Qld 121. 411388 2/Lieut Philip Charles Lawerence A Sqn 3 Cav Regt of St Morris, SA 122. 56433 Robert Telfier Watson 4 RAR of Hughes, ACT 123. 2796013 Pte Grahme Arthur Tooth of Bundanoon, NSW 124. 1736949 Pte Andrew Kingston Batt 4 RAR of Capalaba, QLD 125. 313411 Pte Richard Charles Currie of Albany WA 126. Sylvia Proudlock NSW Concert Party 9/71 singing with the band

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