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A sound recording of 17587 Sapper Clement William 'Bill' Coolburra of Palm Island, Queensland, a member of 2nd Field Troop, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE), 11th Independent Field Squadron, recorded in late 1967 at Terendak Camp in Malacca, Malaya (now Malaysia). Bill served for Australia in Malaya as part of the 28th Commonwealth Infantry Brigade.

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Background

The distant origins of the Vietnam War lie in the nineteenth-century colonisation of Indochina (Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam) by France.

Baria

In his history of 3RAR's 1967-68 tour of Vietnam, Major R. F.

Barry Davis - Vietnam - HMAS Hobart (Oral history)

Barry Davis - Vietnam - HMAS Hobart (Video)

Barry James Davis was born in Yass, New South Wales, and raised on a farm. As a teenager, he looked after boats at a tourist resort on Lake Burrinjuck.

Barry Heard (Australian Army), Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (Oral history)

Barry Heard served in Vietnam in 1967 as a national serviceman. After many years he suffered a breakdown and was diagnosed with severe post-traumatic stress disorder. Supported by his family he…

Barry Heard (Australian Army), Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (Video)

Barry Heard served in Vietnam in 1967 as a national serviceman. After many years he suffered a breakdown and was diagnosed with severe post-traumatic stress disorder. Supported by his family he…

Battle of Long Tan 1966

How it happenedIn May 1966, the first Australian soldiers of 6RAR arrived in South Vietnam; the rest followed in June.

Bien Hoa Province

The takeover of South Vietnam would be a direct military threat to Australia and all the countries of South-East Asia.

Bill Black - Vietnam War veteran (Oral history)

Bill Black - Vietnam War veteran (Video)

Bill Black was a musician before he was drafted for compulsory national service.

Bill Coolburra: Stories of Service (Video), (Online lesson), (Student activity), (Educational)

Bill Coolburra was born at Palm Island, North Queensland, and joined the Australian Army in 1964. As a sapper with the Australian Engineers, he served in Borneo, Vietnam, Malaya and Singapore. In the…

Bill Kane (Royal Australian Navy), HMAS Sydney (Video)

Bill Kane served in Vietnam War with the Royal Australian Navy on HMAS Sydney. Bill had the experience of transporting troops both to Vietnam and home to Australia, noticing a pronounced change in…

Bill Morris - Vietnam (Oral history)

Bill Morris - Vietnam (Video)

William 'Bill' Morris joined the Royal Australian Navy in 1968, when he was 16. He travelled by train and then ship to HMAS Leeuwin naval base in Fremantle, Western Australia.

Bill Shakespeare (Australian Army), Armoured Personnel Carriers (Video)

Bill served in Vietnam commanding armoured personnel carriers in support of infantry. One day, their luck ran out.

Bird Dog (Video)

Norman Lee and Bob Macintosh - Typhoon Ruth (Video)

Robert (Bob) Macintosh was born in Nowra, New South Wales, and enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force in October 1951

Norman Lee and Bob Macintosh - The leans (Video)

Robert (Bob) Macintosh was born in Nowra, New South Wales, and enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force in October 1951

Norman Lee and Bob Macintosh - Meteors vs MiGs (Video)

Robert (Bob) Macintosh was born in Nowra, New South Wales, and enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force in October 1951

Norman Lee and Bob Macintosh - Deck landings (Video)

Robert (Bob) Macintosh was born in Nowra, New South Wales, and enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force in October 1951

Norman Lee and Bob Macintosh - Bombing raids (Video)

Robert (Bob) Macintosh was born in Nowra, New South Wales, and enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force in October 1951

Bruce Fletcher

Early lifeBruce Fletcher was born in Melbourne on 2 January 1937.At the age of 14, he became a student at the National Gallery Art School in Melbourne.

Chivalry: Stories of the Royal Australian Air Force (Book), (Educational), (Educational)

The Australian War Memorial and the Department of Veterans' Affairs have worked collaboratively since 2013 to share the development of publications in the series known as the Century of Service. The…

Chris Roberts - Vietnam (Oral history)

Chris Roberts - Vietnam (Video)

Chris Roberts was born in Albany, Western Australia, in 1945. After leaving school, he moved to Canberra to study at the Royal Military College, Duntroon.

Christopher Hodder - Army veteran (Oral history)

Civilian aid

United States and Australian forces in Vietnam sought victory against the Vietcong and North Vietnamese Army on the battlefield, but also through engagement with local people.

Civilian entertainer (Video)

Clearance divers

Australian naval clearance divers had been operating under various titles since the Second World War. The Clearance Diving Branch of the navy was formally established in 1951.

Clement William Coolburra

Early lifeClement William 'Bill' Coolburra was born on 20 June 1945 on Palm Island, Queensland. He was the son of William 'Billy' Goolburra (Coolburra) and Lucy Coleman.

Colin Elliott (Royal Australian Navy), The Gun Line (Oral history)

Col Elliott served with the Royal Australian Navy on HMAS Hobart, as part of the 'gun line' providing naval gun support to ground forces.

Colin Elliott (Royal Australian Navy), The Gun Line (Video)

Col Elliott served with the Royal Australian Navy on HMAS Hobart, as part of the 'gun line' providing naval gun support to ground forces.

Colleen Mealy (Australian Army), Army Nurse (Oral history)

Colleen Mealy worked as an Australian Army nurse in Vietnam. Conditions were basic, but they were dedicated to their patients.

Colleen Mealy (Australian Army), Army Nurse (Video)

Colleen Mealy worked as an Australian Army nurse in Vietnam. Conditions were basic, but they were dedicated to their patients.

Combat

Australians in Vietnam could be involved in several types of combat. Some engagements, such as when naval vessels provided gunfire support for land forces, carried relatively little risk for the…

Coming Home workbook (Student activity), (Worksheet), (Educational)

The fifth in a series of ready-to-use 5 workbooks for Years 10 to 12 secondary students. Learn more about the experience of veterans returning to Australia from the Vietnam War.

Commemorating Australian service in the Vietnam War 1962-1975 poster (Poster)

Our 2023 commemorative poster acknowledges the 50th anniversary of the end of Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War. Display our poster for Anzac Day to help remember and recognise the…

Conditions

To serve in Vietnam was to serve in a hot, humid tropical environment.

Conscripted Gunner John Kinsela (Oral history)

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