1st Battalion RAR farewell parade, Holsworthy & embarkation for Vietnam on HMAS Sydney. DPR/TV/251.

Accession Number F10074
Collection type Film
Measurement 3 min 4 sec
Object type Actuality footage, Television news footage
Physical description 16mm/b&w/silent
Maker Dunne, Bryan Rupert
Date made 26 May 1965
Access Open
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
Creative Commons License This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
Description

Members of the First Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), were reviewed and farewelled by the Minister for the Army, Dr A.J. Forbes, at a parade held at Holsworthy Camp. After the parade they travelled by a convoy of trucks to Garden Island naval dockyard where they embarked on the R.A.N's troop carrier H.M.A.S. Sydney for transit to Vietnam. Identified personnel: Lieut-General Sir John Wilton, Lieut-Col. I.R.W. Brumfield Pte. T.H. Payne, Pte. Sinclair, Pte. Smith, Pte. Turner. Cameraman W.O.II Bryan Dunne.

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