Photos Aussies and Kiwi's in Vietnam

[BravoZulu]

In the photos you can see personnel armed with Owen submachine guns, right?

yes mate

 

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Bien Hoa Province. 1965. WO2 John Currie (Left) and RSM WO1 Don McKay MM of 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), discuss the progress of an operation in War Zone D.
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Don McKay put his age up as a 17 year old and enlisted in the militia, posted to the renowned 39th Battalion, he was awarded the Military Medal during the taking of Kokoda, his section, reduced to 3 men, was the last to withdraw and he was in the thick of it, moving from post to post to bolster the defensive withdrawal.

 

[TIGREDELAIRE]

The participation of Australia and New Zealand in the Vietnam War has always seemed very interesting to me, as well as seeming to me a true mystery since little is said about them, as well as the South Koreans who also visited those parts; Would it be possible to raise a topic only of South Koreans in Vietnam or is there very little information/photographs of them?

 

[BravoZulu]

The participation of Australia and New Zealand in the Vietnam War has always seemed very interesting to me, as well as seeming to me a true mystery since little is said about them, as well as the South Koreans who also visited those parts; Would it be possible to raise a topic only of South Koreans in Vietnam or is there very little information/photographs of them?

You're welcome to start a Sth Korea in Vietnam thread mate. I'm unaware of how much photographic info is around though

 

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A wounded Australian soldier is winched from the ground by a hovering USAF HH-43B Huskie in the jungles of War Zone D, South Vietnam. 18 March 1966

 

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Members of 161 Battery, Royal New Zealand Artillery at Waiouru during an address by the Governor General prior to their Vietnam deployment. 18 June 1965

 

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An M113A1 Armoured Personnel Carrier, (APC), call sign three three (33) of A Squadron, 3 Cavalry Regiment, Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC), burning after being hit by a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG). The RPG had been fired at the vehicle by a Viet Cong (VC) patrol on the southern outskirts of Ba Ria just prior to the start of Operation Pinnaroo. The blast had blown the driver of the APC, Lance-Corporal Paul ("Pommie") Atkinson, out of his compartment, severely wounding him in the process. The APC's commander was Sergeant John "Fogs" Fogarty and the radio operator was Gary Croydon who was unhurt. March 1968

 

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Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) Corporal Ian Bullock of Balga, WA, with his face camouflaged looks to the trees while on patrol and carrying a M16 automatic rifle with an MX148 40MM grenade launcher fitted under the barrel.

The Special Air Services (SAS) men were creeping through the jungle to spy on the enemy to provide raw intelligence for the Australian Task Force Commander to act upon. Photo taken in Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam, May 1970

Ian Bullock completed two tours of Vietnam

 

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February 1967. Troopers of the Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) in light coloured berets and a soldier of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC) in a black beret wait at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport to board a Qantas flight to South Vietnam.

 

[bjgunn]

Members of 161 Battery, Royal New Zealand Artillery at Waiouru during an address by the Governor General prior to their Vietnam deployment. 18 June 1965
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My grandfather is 2nd from left. Derek Gunn. He completed two tours in Vietnam and went on to serve for 26 years.

 

[Bombardier]

My grandfather is 2nd from left. Derek Gunn. He completed two tours in Vietnam and went on to serve for 26 years.

Thanks for that info mate and welcome to Mi.Net
I see your grandfather is holding a trusty SLR rifle too, the very first weapon I ever fired when I joined the British Artillery in 1983

 

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My grandfather is 2nd from left. Derek Gunn. He completed two tours in Vietnam and went on to serve for 26 years.

Looks like good acclimatisation training for Jungle Warfare... Waiouru in June, highs of 8s and lows of 2s. Brrr.

 

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Vung Tau, Phuoc Tuy Province. April 1970. Manning the guns on a UH-1 Iroquois of No. 9 Squadron, RAAF, is Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Alan Owen Jones. LAC Jones parents reside in Liverpool, England, and his father served with the RAF. “If only my father could see me now”.

 

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Da Nang, Quang Nam Province. September 1965. Two soldiers with the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) talk with a Nùng sentry at Australia House. Australia House is the nickname given to the two buildings that accommodate Australian advisors.

 

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Phuoc Tuy Province. 2 November 1969. UH-1 Iroquois helicopters of No. 9 Squadron RAAF prepare to land and pick-up soldiers from the ARVN's 3rd Battalion, 52nd Regiment, 18th Division. The soldiers were off on a five-day operation with elements of D Company, 6RAR/NZ (ANZAC)

 

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September 1971. A soldier from 4RAR/NZ (ANZAC) busy cleaning his field stripped L1A1 SLR during Operation Ivanhoe, a security operation in northern Phuoc Tuy Province

 

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A Caribou of the RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam (RTFV) "Wallaby Airlines" nosed into the flight's first hangar on the Vung Tau airfield. 1964

 

[digrar]

I know that the Aussie SAS saw action in Vietnam, does anyone know other other Aussie units were there?
There is talk in some military history circles that the British SAS also saw action.

Going back to the very first post... There will be some double ups in there, especially CMF units attached to other units, but most of the army was represented at one point or another, no doubt the RAN and the RAAF were also similarly occupied.

• 1st Armoured Personnel Carrier Squadron
• 1st Armoured Personnel Carrier Troop
• 1st Armoured Squadron Workshop
• 1st Armoured Squadron Workshop Stores Section
• 1 Australian Reinforcement Unit
• 1st Australian Civil Affairs Unit
• 1st Australian Field Hospital
• 1st Australian Rest and Convalescence Centre
• 1st Field Regiment
• 1st Field Regiment Light Aid Detachment
• 1st Field Squadron
• 1st Field Squadron Workshop
• 1st Independent Armoured Squadron Workshop
• 1st Independent Armoured Squadron Workshop Stores Section
• 1st Ordnance Field Park
• 1st Psychological Operations Unit
• 1st Australian Task Force Headquarters Light Aid Detachment
• 1 Transport Platoon RAASC
• 101 Field Workshop
• 101 Field Workshop Stores Section
• 102 Field Workshop
• 102 Field Workshop Stores Section
• 103 Signal Squadron
• 104 Signal Squadron
• 105th Field Battery
• 105th Field Battery Section, 12th Field Regiment Light Aid Detachment
• 106 Field Workshop
• 106 Field Workshop Stores Section
• 110 Signal Squadron
• 12th Field Regiment
• 12th Field Regiment Light Aid Detachment
• 161 (Independent) Reconnaissance Flight
• 161 Reconnaissance Flight
• 17th Construction Squadron
• 17th Construction Squadron Workshop
• 176 Air Dispatch Company
• 198 Works Section
• 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
• 1st Special Air Service Squadron
• 1 Terminal Group
• 2nd Advanced Ordnance Depot
• 2nd Composite Ordnance Depot
• 2nd Field Ambulance
• 2 Transport Platoon RAASC
• 21 Engineer Support Troop
• 21 Supply Platoon RAASC
• 25 Supply Platoon RAASC
• 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
• 2nd Special Air Service Squadron
• 3 Field Troop
• 32 Small Ship Squadron (AV 1354 Brudenell White)
• 33 Dental Unit
• 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
• 3rd Special Air Service Squadron
• 4th Field Regiment
• 4th Field Regiment Light Aid Detachment
• 1 Troop, A Squadron, 4th/19th Prince of Wales' Light Horse
• 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
• 5 Company RAASC Workshop
• 503 Signal Troop
• 506 Signal Troop
• 520 Signal Troop
• 527 Signal Troop
• 532 Signal Troop
• 547 Signal Troop
• 55 Engineer Workshop and Park Squadron
• 552 Signal Troop
• 557 Signal Troop
• 561 Signal Troop
• 581 Signal Troop
• 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
• 67 Ground Liaison Section
• 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
• 704 Signal Troop
• 709 Signal Troop
• 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
• 8th Field Ambulance
• 8 Petroleum Platoon RAASC
• 85 Transport Platoon RAASC
• 86 Transport Platoon RAASC
• 87 Transport Platoon RAASC
• 8th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
• 9th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
• A Section, 1st Topographical Survey Troop
• A Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment
• A Squadron Section, 1st Armoured Regiment Light Aid Detachment
• A Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment
• A Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment Light Aid Detachment
• Australian Army Assistance Group Vietnam
• Australian Army Training Team Vietnam
• Australian Embassy Guard Platoon, Saigon
• Australian Forces Overseas Fund
• Australian Force Vietnam Amenities and Welfare Unit
• Australian Force Vietnam Cash Office
• Australian Force Vietnam Provost Unit
• Australian Logistics Support Company
• B Squadron Section, 1st Armoured Regiment Light Aid Detachment
• B Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment
• B Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment Light Aid Detachment
• B Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment
• A Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment Light Aid Detachment
• C Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment
• Detachment, 1st APC Squadron Light Aid Detachment
• AFV Detachment, 1st Communications Zone Postal Unit
• AFV Detachment, 1st Division Cash Office
• AFV Detachment, 1st Division Intelligence Unit
• AFV Detachment, 1st Division Postal Unit
• AFV Detachment, 1st Division Supply Transport Workshop
• Detachment, 1st Field Medical and Dental Equipment Depot
• Detachment, 1st Forward Delivery Troop
• Detachment, 1st Ordnance Field Park
• Detachment, 1st Topographical Survey Troop
• Detachment, 11 Movement Control Group
• Detachment, 131 Divisional Locating Battery
• Detachment, 131 Divisional Locating Battery Workshop
• Detachment, 152 Signal Squadron (Special Air Service)
• AFV Detachment, 176 Air Dispatch Company
• Detachment, 1st Field Hygiene Company
• Detachment, 5th Australian Services Canteen Organisation
• Detachment, 30 Terminal Squadron
• 1 ATF Detachment, 5th Australian Services Canteen Organisation
• Detachment, 52 Supply Platoon RAASC
• Detachment, 547 Signal Troop
• Detachment, 55 Advance Engineer Stores Squadron
• AFV Detachment, 55 Engineer Workshop and Park Squadron
• 1 ATF Detachment, 6th Ordnance Field Park
• Detachment, 8 Petroleum Platoon, RAASC
• Detachment, 86 Transport Platoon, RAASC
• Field Operational Research Section
• Ships Army Staff (HMAS Sydney)
• Headquarters, 1st Australian Logistic Support Group
• Headquarters, 1st Australian Task Force
• Headquarters, 1 Company RAASC
• Headquarters, 145 Signal Squadron
• Headquarters, 26 Company RAASC
• Headquarters, Australian Army Force Vietnam
• Headquarters, Australian Force Vietnam (Army Component)
• RAAMC
• RAANC
• Red Cross
• Salvation Army
• Section, 1st Divisional Provost Company
• Young Men's Christian Association
• 3rd/9th South Australian Mounted Rifles, CMF (attached to A Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment)
• Australian Force Vietnam Amenities Unit
• Monash University Regiment, CMF (attached to various)
• 11th Field Regiment, CMF (attached to 4th Field Regiment)
• Headquarters, Australian Army Assistance Group Vietnam
• 32 Small Ship Squadron
• C Squadron Section, 1st Armoured Regiment Light Aid Detachment
• 1st Battalion, The Royal Tasmania Regiment, CMF (attached to various)
• 4th/19th Prince of Wales Light Horse, CMF (attached to A Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment)
• 10th Field Squadron, CMF (attached to 17th Construction Squadron)
• 2nd Field Regiment, CMF (attached to 1st Field Regiment)
• 10th Field Squadron, CMF (attached to 1st Field Squadron)
• 71 Carrier Borne Ground Liaison Section (HMAS Melbourne)
• 11th Base Ordnance Depot, CMF (attached to 2nd Advanced Ordnance Depot)
• 3rd Battalion, The Royal New South Wales Regiment, CMF (attached to various)
• Headquarters, 110 Signal Squadron
• 35 Water Transport Squadron (onboard AS 3051 John Monash)
• 2 Australian Field Canteen Unit
• 1st Casualty Clearing Station, CMF (attached to various)
• 41 Transport Company RAASC, CMF
• Command and Staff Training Unit, CMF (attached to various)
• 121 Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, CMF
• 49th Battalion, The Royal Queensland Regiment, CMF (attached to various)
• 51st Battalion, The Royal Queensland Regiment, CMF (attached to various)
• 42nd Railway Squadron, CMF (attached to 1st Field Squadron)
• 2 Transport Company, CMF
• South Queensland Area Training Group, CMF (attached to various)
• 28th Field Park Squadron, CMF (attached to 1st Field Squadron)
• 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers, CMF (attached to various)
• Tasmania Command Workshop, CMF (attached to 106 Field Workshop)
• 6th Field Regiment, CMF (attached to various)
• 34th Field Squadron, CMF (attached to 1st Field Squadron)
• Command and Staff Training Unit, Tasmania Command, CMF
• 6 Supply Platoon, CMF (attached to Headquarters, 26 Company RAASC)
• Headquarters, Northern Command, CMF (attached to various)
• Headquarters, Tasmania Command, CMF (attached to various)
• Sydney University Regiment, CMF (attached to various)
• Papua and New Guinea Volunteer Rifles, CMF (attached to various)
• Headquarters, 1 Communication Zone, CMF (attached to various)
• 47 Transport Company Workshop, CMF (attached to 106 Field Workshop)
• 7 Transport Company, CMF (attached to Headquarters, 26 Company RAASC)
• 8 Company RAASC, CMF (attached to Headquarters, 26 Company RAASC)
• 123 Signal Squadron, CMF (attached to various)
• South Queensland Area Training Group, CMF
• 140 Signal Squadron, CMF (attached to various)
• 11th Battalion, The Royal Western Australia Regiment, CMF (attached to various)
• 13th Field Squadron, CMF (attached to 1st Field Squadron)
• 1st Base Ordnance Depot, CMF (attached to 2nd Advanced Ordnance Depot)
• 3rd Field Regiment, CMF (attached to various)
• Headquarters, 9th Task Force, CMF (attached to various)
• 109 Signal Squadron, CMF (attached to 104 Signal Squadron)
• 16th Battalion, The Royal Western Australia Regiment, CMF (attached to various)
• 10 Company RAASC, CMF (attached to Headquarters, 26 Company RAASC)
• 7th Field Ambulance, CMF (attached to Ships Army Staff)
• 10th Light Horse Regiment, CMF (attached to 3rd Cavalry Regiment)
• 18th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, CMF (attached to 4th Field Regiment)
• 4 Company RAASC, CMF (attached to Headquarters, 26 Company RAASC)
• 2nd Field Regiment, CMF (attached to 4th Field Regiment)
• 6 Transport Column, CMF (attached to Headquarters, 26 Company RAASC)
• 2nd Battalion, The Royal Victoria Regiment, CMF (attached to various)
• 1st Battalion, The Royal NSW Regiment (Commando) CMF (attached to various)
• 38 Supply Company, CMF (attached to Headquarters, 26 Company RAASC)
• 21st Construction Squadron, CMF (attached to 17th Construction Squadron)
• 5th Field Squadron, CMF (attached to 1st Field Squadron)
• 1 Base Workshop, CMF (attached to 106 Field Workshop)
• 103 Field Workshop, CMF (attached to 12th Field Regiment Light Aid Detachment)
• 12th/16th Hunter River Lancers, CMF (attached to B Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment)
• 2nd Battalion, The Royal New South Wales Regiment, CMF (attached to various)
• 1st Base Ammunition Depot, CMF (attached to 2nd Advanced Ordnance Depot)
• 7th Field Regiment, CMF (attached to various)
• 130 Gun Locating Battery, CMF (attached to 4th Field Regiment)
• 41st Battalion, The Royal New South Wales Regiment, CMF (attached to various)
• Headquarters, 2nd Division, CMF (attached to various)
• 126 Signal Squadron, CMF (attached to 110 Signal Squadron)
• 3rd/9th South Australian Mounted Rifles, CMF (attached to B Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment)
• Headquarters, Central Command, CMF (attached to various)
• Australian Service Attache Staff, Saigon
• Officer Training Group, Western Command, CMF (attached to various)
• 126 Signal Squadron, CMF (attached to 104 Signal Squadron)
• 1 Movement Control Training Group, CMF (attached to various)
• 19th Battalion, The Royal New South Wales Regiment, CMF (attached to various)
• 4th Battalion, The Royal New South Wales Regiment, CMF (attached to various)
• Army Headquarters, Canberra, CMF (attached to various)
• 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles, CMF (attached to various)
• Headquarters, 2nd Task Force, CMF (attached to various)
• 7 Movement Control Training Group, CMF (attached to various)
• 10 Company RAASC Workshop, CMF (attached to 106 Field Workshop)
• 113 Field Workshop, CMF (attached to various)
• Officer Training Group, Eastern Command, CMF (attached to various)
• 8th Supplies & Transport Column, CMF (attached to Headquarters, 26 Company RAASC)
• 4th Field Squadron, CMF (attached to 1st Field Squadron)
• Melbourne University Regiment, CMF (attached to various)
• 18th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Workshop, CMF (attached to 1st Field Regiment Light Aid Detachment)
• 8th Signal Regiment, CMF (attached to various)
• Headquarters, 8th Task Force, CMF (attached to 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment)
• 23rd Field Regiment, CMF (attached to various)
• 12th/16th Hunter River Lancers, CMF (attached to A Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment)
• 12th/16th Hunter River Lancers Light Aid Detachment, CMF (attached to 106 Field Workshop)
• 2nd Division Provost Company, CMF (attached to various)
• 9th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, CMF (attached to 1st Field Regiment)
• 43rd Battalion, The Royal South Australia Regiment, CMF (attached to various)
• 130 Signal Squadron, CMF
• 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers Light Aid Detachment, CMF (attached to 106 Field Workshop)
• 33 Terminal Squadron, CMF (attached to 1st Field Squadron)
• 109th Construction Squadron, CMF (attached to Headquarters, Australia Force Vietnam)
• 10th Battalion, The Royal South Australia Regiment, CMF (attached to various)
• Headquarters, 5th Task Force, CMF (attached to Headquarters, Australia Force Vietnam)
• 11 Chief Engineer (Works), CMF (attached to 1st Field Squadron)
• 3 Company RAASC, CMF (attached to Headquarters, 26 Company RAASC)
• Headquarters, 3rd Division, CMF (attached to various)
• 15th Field Regiment, CMF (attached to various)
• 2 Commando Company, CMF (attached to various)
• 144 Signal Squadron, CMF (attached to 104 Signal Squadron)
• Officer Training Group, Tasmania Command, CMF
• Officer Training Group, Southern Command, CMF
• 9th Ordnance Field Park, CMF (attached to 2nd Advanced Ordnance Depot)
• 4th Composite Ordnance Depot, CMF (attached to 1st Ordnance Field Park)
• 107 Field Workshop, CMF (attached to various)
• Transportation Centre, CMF (attached to various)
• Headquarters, Eastern Command, CMF (attached to various)
• 6th Signal Regiment, CMF (attached to various)
• 105 Field Workshop, CMF (attached to 106 Field Workshop)
• 8th Field Squadron, CMF (attached to 1st Field Squadron)
• 1st Independent Rifle Company, CMF (attached to 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment)
• 5th Battalion, The Royal Victoria Regiment, CMF (attached to various)
• Army Headquarters, Melbourne, CMF (attached to Headquarters, Australia Force Vietnam)
• Headquarters, Southern Command, CMF (attached to various)
• 6th Construction Group, CMF (attached to 17th Construction Squadron)
• 36 Transport Company RAASC, CMF (attached to various)
• 10th Medium Regiment, CMF (attached to various)
• Headquarters, 1 Support Group, CMF (attached to various)
• 4th/19th Prince of Wales Light Horse, CMF (attached to B Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment)
• Queensland University Regiment, CMF (attached to various)
• 91 Forestry Squadron, CMF (attached to 17th Construction Squadron)
• University of New South Wales Regiment, CMF (attached to various)
• 99th Construction Squadron, CMF (attached to 1st Field Squadron)
• 2nd Signal Regiment, CMF (attached to various)
• 6 Company RAASC, CMF (attached to Headquarters, 26 Company RAASC)
• 45 Supply Company RAASC, CMF (attached to Headquarters, 26 Company RAASC)
• 4th/19th Prince of Wales Light Horse, CMF (attached to A Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment)
• 3rd Field Squadron, CMF (attached to 1st Field Squadron)
• 38 Field Squadron, CMF (attached to 1st Field Squadron)
• Adelaide University Regiment, CMF (attached to various)
• 2nd Field Regiment, CMF (attached to 12th Field Regiment)
• Headquarters, 4th Task Force, CMF (attached to various)
• 1st Battalion, The Royal Victoria Regiment, CMF (attached to various)
• 2nd Ordnance Field Park, CMF (attached to 2nd Advanced Ordnance Depot)
• 6 Petrol Platoon RAASC, CMF (attached to Headquarters, 26 Company RAASC)
• 3 Base Workshop, CMF (attached to 106 Field Workshop)
• Officer Training Group, Central Command, CMF (attached to various)
• 1 Communication Zone Postal Unit, CMF (attached to Headquarters, Australia Force Vietnam)
• 16th Construction Regiment, CMF (attached to 17th Construction Squadron)
• 6th Battalion, The Royal Victoria Regiment, CMF (attached to various)
• 11th Field Squadron, CMF (attached to 1st Field Squadron)
• 25th Battalion, The Royal Queensland Regiment, CMF (attached to various)
• Papua and New Guinea Volunteer Rifles, CMF (attached to 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment)
• 9th Battalion, The Royal Queensland Regiment, CMF (attached to various)
• 2/14th Queensland Mounted Infantry, CMF (attached to various)
• 44 Company RAASC, CMF (attached to Headquarters, 26 Company RAASC)
• Officer Training Group, Northern Command, CMF (attached to various)
• 28 Field Park Squadron, CMF (attached to 17th Construction Squadron)
• 40 Transport Platoon RAASC, CMF (attached to Headquarters, 26 Company RAASC)
• 42nd Battalion, The Royal Queensland Regiment, CMF (attached to various)
• North Queensland Area Training Group, CMF (attached to 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment)
• 4th Signal Regiment, CMF (attached to various)
• 31st Battalion, The Royal Queensland Regiment, CMF (attached to various)
• 125 Signal Squadron, CMF (attached to various)
• 104 Field Workshop, CMF (attached to 161 (Independent) Reconnaissance Flight)
• 13th Field Regiment Light Aid Detachment, CMF (attached to 12th Field Regiment Light Aid Detachment)
• Headquarters, Papua and New Guinea Command, CMF (attached to Headquarters, 26 Company RAASC)
• 122 Signal Squadron, CMF (attached to various)
• 6 Movement Control Training Group, CMF (attached to various)
• 27th Battalion, The Royal South Australia Regiment, CMF (attached to various)
• 13th Field Regiment, CMF (attached to various)
• 3/9th South Australian Mounted Rifles, CMF (attached to C Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment)
• 3 Communication Zone Provost Company, CMF (attached to Australia Force Vietnam Provost Unit)
• Australian Service Attache Staff, Vientiane, Laos
• Headquarters, 7th Task Force, CMF (attached to 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment)
• 34 Water Transport Squadron, CMF (attached to 1st Field Squadron)
• 5th Field Regiment, CMF (attached to various)
• Australian Service Attache, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
• 133 Divisional Locating Battery, CMF (attached to Detachment, 131 Divisional Locating Battery)
• Detachment, A Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment Light Aid Detachment
• 1 Terminal Group (AS 3051 John Monash)
• 8 Medium Regiment
• 16 Field Squadron CMF (attached to 1st Field Squadron)
• Office of the Australian Military and Naval Attache Saigon
• 9th ANZUK Signal Regiment (onboard AS 3051 John Monash)
• 16 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (AV 1356 Clive Steele)
• 40 Water Transport Squadron (onboard AS 3051 John Monash)
• Headquarters ANZUK Force (onboard AS 3051 John Monash)
• Headquarters 1 Terminal Group (AS 3051 John Monash)
• 11 Movement Control Group (onboard AS 3051 John Monash)
• No. 4 RAAF Hospital, Butterworth

 

[BravoZulu]

The RAN’s primary contribution consisted of destroyers, Fleet Air Arm personnel attached to a United States (US) Army assault helicopter company and the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF’s) No. 9 Squadron, a Clearance Diving Team, and a logistic support force consisting of transport and escort ships.

RAN warships provided naval gunfire support from March 1967 to September 1971. They also participated in Operation SEA DRAGON, the bombardment of North Vietnamese military targets and the interdiction of supply routes and logistic craft along the coast of North Vietnam from the Demilitarized Zone to the Red River Delta, from April 1967 until it was suspended in November 1968.

The first RAN destroyers to deploy to Vietnam were the Charles F Adams Class guided missile destroyers (DDG) Hobart, Perth and Brisbane. The Daring Class destroyer HMAS Vendetta was also deployed for service on the gunline.

Hobart and Perth deployed three times to Vietnam, Brisbane twice and Vendetta once. The destroyers carried out NGS missions in all of South Vietnam’s four military regions and Hobart and Perth were actively involved in SEA DRAGON. Hobartand Perth came under fire on a number of occasions. Perth was hit once during her first deployment and Hobart suffered two killed and seven wounded when she was mistakenly hit by missiles fired from a United States Air Force jet aircraft.

In their five years service in Vietnam, the four gunline destroyers steamed over 397,000 miles and fired 102,546 rounds.

Clearance Diving Team Three (CDT3). The first contingent of six personnel arrived in Vietnam on 6 February 1967 and were initially attached to a United States Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team based in Saigon. They then moved to Vung Tau and assumed responsibility for the defence of shipping against enemy attack, known as Operation STABLE DOOR. In August 1970 CDT3 was relieved at Vung Tau by South Vietnamese Navy personnel and airlifted to Da Nang. In three and a half years on Operation STABLE DOOR, CDT3 searched 7441 ships.

HMAS Sydney (III) was converted for troopship duties in the early 1960s and began her first voyage to Vietnam in May 1965, transporting the First Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, from Sydney to Vung Tau in southern Vietnam.

Between 1965 and 1972, HMAS Sydney (III) undertook 25 voyages to Vietnam and transported 16,094 troops, 5753 deadweight tons of cargo and 2375 vehicles.

On every voyage HMAS Sydney (III) was ably supported by at least one escort that provided a measure of protection against potential hostile forces. She had up to four escorts in 1965 and 1966, including at times the flagship HMAS Melbourne. Other escorts included HMA Ships Anzac, Derwent, Duchess, Parramatta, Stuart, Swan, Torrens, Vampire, Vendetta and Yarra.

Between 1967 and 1971 the Royal Australian Navy Helicopter Flight Vietnam (RANHFV), was fully integrated with the US Army 135th Assault Helicopter Company (AHC) flying Iroquois helicopters in both the utility and gun ship configurations. As a result of this unique relationship between the RAN and the US Army, the unit was officially designated ‘EMU’, for Experimental Military Unit.

Gunline Destroyers	Logistic Support	Escorts
Hobart	Sydney	Anzac
Brisbane	Boonaroo	Derwent
Perth	Jeparit	Duchess
Vendetta		Melbourne
		Parramatta
		Stuart
		Swan
		Torrens
		Vampire
		Vendetta
		Yarra

 

[BravoZulu]

Phuoc Tuy Province. 5 July 1966. Wiping sweat from his brow is Private Clive Scrivener, a radio operator serving with 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), currently on Operation Enoggera