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The Fighting Fourth is part of the Digger History group of sites. |
A history of the 4th Bn Royal Australian Regiment during their second tour of Vietnam when with members of the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment they served as 4RAR/NZ ( ANZAC ) |
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Page 3 of Chapter 1 of the Fighting Fourth, 4RAR/NZ (ANZAC) |
| Webmaster's note. The following photos were taken on HMAS Sydney, "The Vung Tau Ferry", a converted aircraft carrier. The photo immediately below is from another part of the book but is more relevant here. The others are from the book. | |
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Sydney . May 1965 -11th March 1972 The troop transport HMAS Sydney was the first RAN ship to have operational service in Vietnam. She completed 22 voyages in 7 years. Sydney was a former air-craft carrier that had served in the Korean War. She was converted to a troop carrier and ran an almost ferry like service between Australia and Vung Tau for the 7 years of her commitment to the Viet Nam conflict. She was nicknamed "The Vung Tau Ferry". Training did not stop while the troops were onboard, but there was time for some fun as well. |
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| Fishing with M16's (Pte Alan Dobson, L/Cpl Tony Guy, Ptes Peter Betts and Carl Vitnall are shown) |
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| The Heavies ( Pte "Simmo" Simpson, 2nd Lt Gary McKay and Cpl Jeff Smith.) |
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| "Schizophrenia" on the Sydney (Cpls Ron Templeman, Mick Kennedy and "Pud" Darlington). |
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The Beauty Parlour. (Cpl "Slim" Symington and Pte "Jungles" Heskitt.) |
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Eagle Farm would like to announce the arrival of........... |
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A blind rifleman (Pte Bill Swan) |
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Cpl Mick Kennedy returns. |
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A firepower demonstration at Nui Dat. |
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