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Objective. To support South Vietnam against Communist attacks. Date. 31 July 1962 – 18 December 1972. Executed by. Approximately 61,000 military personnel [1] Casualties. 521 killed, ~3,000 wounded. Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War began with a small commitment of 30 military advisors in 1962, and increased over the following decade ...
A Vietnam veteran is an individual who performed active military, ... and 4,900 members of the Royal Australian Air Force served in Vietnam from 1962 to 1975.
The National Vietnam Veterans Museum is an Australian war museum located in Phillip Island, Victoria. Originally it was established in San Remo, Victoria in 1996 by Vietnam veteran John Methven. [1] In March 2007 it moved to a larger site near the Phillip Island Airport.
The Australian Vietnam Forces National Memorial is on Anzac Parade, the principal ceremonial and memorial avenue in Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The memorial was dedicated on 3 October 1992. It commemorates the 50,000 Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, and Royal Australian Air Force and associated personnel who served in ...
Peter Sinclair (governor) Geoffrey Smith (admiral) Harry Smith (Australian soldier) Malcolm Kela Smith. Ross Smith (Australian politician) Victor Smith. Dacre Smyth. David Stevenson (admiral) Alan Stretton.
Gallantry Cross (Vietnam) Lieutenant Colonel Harry Arthur Smith, SG, MC (25 July 1933 – 20 August 2023) was a senior officer in the Australian Army, seeing service during the Malayan Emergency and the Vietnam War. He was the Officer Commanding D Company, 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (D Coy, 6 RAR) during the Battle of Long Tan on ...
The 1st Australian Task Force (1 ATF) began arriving in Phước Tuy Province of South Vietnam between April and June 1966. [1] Following the establishment of its base at Nui Dat in Operation Hardihood, standing patrols were established outside the base in the evening and clearing patrols sent out every morning and evening along the 12-kilometre (7.5 mi) perimeter. [2]
9780732282370. Dewey Decimal. 959.7043394. Vietnam, The Australian War is a 2007 non-fiction book (ISBN 9780732282370) written by Australian author and historian Paul Ham. [1] The book is a comprehensive history of the First and Second Indochinese wars, written from a predominantly Australian point of view, namely, the First Indochina War and ...