Robert Hall

Peter Kimberley wrote a new post, V Company and the Captured Car 7 years, 1 month ago

By Noel Hains

In 1968-69, Victor Company (and W Company), Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment was attached to 4RAR creating 4RAR/NZ (ANZAC). While on Operation Capital II near the Courtenay Rubber Plantation […]

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Peter Kimberley wrote a new post, 2 Squadron RAAF Canberra Bombers in Vietnam 7 years, 1 month ago

by Lance Halvorson

No 2 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, deployed from Butterworth, Malaysia to Phan Rang air base, 35 kilometres south of Cam Ranh Bay, a large USAF base in the far east of South Vietnam, […]

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Peter Kimberley wrote a new post, Naval Operations in Vietnam 7 years, 1 month ago

Naval Operations in Vietnam

By Jozef Straczek, originally published at http://www.navy.gov.au/history/feature-histories/naval-operations-vietnam

Between 1965 and 1972 elements of […]

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Peter Kimberley wrote a new post, December 2016 Update 7 years, 9 months ago

Over the past few months, we’ve been working on a number of improvements and new features to the Battle Map. This is a significant update that provides new ways of finding and exploring units and adds new w […]

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Peter Kimberley wrote a new post, 1 RAR data, maps and more 8 years, 2 months ago

We’re excited to report that the Australia’s Vietnam War Battle Map has been updated.
New Features

Over 500 records from 1st Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR) Battalion Group operations have been ad […]

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Peter Kimberley wrote a new post, DVA funding secured 8 years, 2 months ago

Funding secured
We’re pleased to announce that the Department of Veterans’ Affairs has awarded us a grant under the Commonwealth Government’s Saluting Their Service Major Commemorative Grants Program, to continu […]

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Peter Kimberley wrote a new post, Battle Map Upgraded and Plans for 2016 8 years, 7 months ago

February 2016 Release Notes and SITREP
1. New website features
We’ve redesigned the battle map with a more modern look and to make it easier to use on mobile devices. It continues to show the same level of d […]

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Peter Kimberley wrote a new post, Operational Research in South Vietnam 9 years, 2 months ago

Courtesy and copyright of E S Holt. Photos courtesy of Norm Gomm.

Operational Research arose out of the Battle of Britain, in WWII. It had been foreshadowed by F. W. Lanchester in Aircraft in warfare: […]

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Ern Marshall posted an update 9 years, 2 months ago

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Hi Peter any news on when and how we can post photos up please mate

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Ern Marshall replied to the topic Guarding the Australian Accommodation (The Canberra) in Cholon in Saigon in the forum General Discussion 9 years, 2 months ago

I have some pics of the old Canberra Hotel, But at this time haven’t worked out how to put them up
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Luke Johnston and Peter Kimberley are now friends 9 years, 3 months ago

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Peter Kimberley wrote a new post, The Tet Offensive in Ba Ria, Viet Nam 1968 9 years, 3 months ago

By Luke Johnston, with recollections of Pte. David “Johnno” Johnston, 2Pl A Coy, 3RAR. Originally published on 3rar.com.

In January 1968, communist Vietnamese forces prepared to launch a major […]

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Peter Kimberley wrote a new post, Operation Bribie: A Platoon Commander's View 9 years, 3 months ago

From the perspective of Ian McQuire, Platoon Commander, 9 Platoon, C Company, 6 RAR.
Operation Bribie 17/18 February 1967
C Company (Charlie Company) was scheduled to be the ready reaction company on 17th February […]

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Peter Kimberley wrote a new post, Launch Address by Major General Peter Phillips 9 years, 3 months ago

Launch of the ADFA Website on the Operational History of Australian Involvement in the War in Vietnam
Remarks by Major General Peter R Phillips AO MC (Retd) – 27 May 2015

I recall reading not too long ago t […]

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Luke Johnston replied to the topic Ba ria TET Offensive 1968 in the forum General Discussion 9 years, 3 months ago

David here’s something from OC A Coy on Tet in Ba Ria too (Video I uploaded) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYSYlNaIYzU

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Luke Johnston and Derrill de Heer are now friends 9 years, 3 months ago

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Peter Kimberley and Amy Griffin are now friends 9 years, 3 months ago

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Luke Johnston and Ern Marshall are now friends 9 years, 3 months ago

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Luke Johnston replied to the topic 7RAR in Saigon during Tet Offensive in the forum General Discussion 9 years, 3 months ago

you guys will have seen this image (half way down, click on the left hand side of the filmstrip’) there’s a member of 7RAR on a saigon rooftop during tet. Link: http://vietnam-war.commemoration.gov.au/tet-offensive/

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Luke Johnston replied to the topic Ba ria TET Offensive 1968 in the forum General Discussion 9 years, 3 months ago

David just FYI if you ever have the time/inclination, the 3RAR CO Diaries hold a fair bit of info in the AA reports too (as well as some specifics on limited movements while mounted with 3Cav in the diary timeline). I must have a gander at the 3Cav diaries sometime. Cheers

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