Content on Vietnam War 1962-1975

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Curiosity: Stories of those who report during wartime (Book), (Educational)

This commemorative publication is a part of the series; a Century of Service. It contains stories of journalists, artists and photographers who reported on various wartime conflicts. Their stories…

Daryl Bristowe - Vietnam War veteran (Oral history)

Daryl Bristowe - Vietnam War veteran (Video)

Daryl Bristowe was conscripted into compulsory national service. As a national serviceman, he served for 3 months in Vietnam in 1971.

David Sabben (Australian Army), Platoon Commander (Video)

As a young man, Dave Sabben commanded an infantry platoon in Vietnam.

Denis Gibbons: Photographing Australia's Vietnam War (Video)

The story of Australian photojournalist Denis Gibbons and the experiences of service personnel and Vietnamese people that he captured during the Vietnam War. Researched by Dr Dale Blair, DVA…

Denis Stanley Gibbons

Denis Stanley Gibbons was born in Granville on 23 August 1937, the eldest of 3 children. His parents were Stanley and Doris Gibbons.

Dennis Mitchell - Vietnam (Oral history)

Dennis Mitchell - Vietnam (Video)

Dennis Michael John Mitchell grew up in the Sydney suburb of Georges Hill and attended Fort Street Boys' High School in Petersham, which he said gave him a 'terrific grounding'.

Don Barnby - Vietnam and AFP veteran, Cyprus and Bougainville (Oral history)

Don Barnby - Vietnam and AFP veteran, Cyprus and Bougainville (Video)

Don Barnby grew up in Wellington, New South Wales, an idyllic rural town. His parents were loving, but his police officer father expected a strong work ethic from his son.

Don Barnby - East Timor - Australian Federal Police (Video)

Don Barnby grew up in Wellington, New South Wales, an idyllic rural town. His parents were loving, but his police officer father expected a strong work ethic from his son.

Donald Barnby (Australian Army), Special Air Service Regiment (Video)

Donald Barnby served with the Special Air Service Regiment in Vietnam. Like many, he found the rapid transition from the battlefield back to Australia difficult to adjust to.

Dorothy Drain: Stories of Service (Video), (Online lesson), (Student activity), (Educational)

Journalist Dorothy Drain was born in Mount Morgan, Queensland, in 1909. A pioneer in her field who wrote from the heart, she helped pave the way for Australian female war correspondents. Dorothy…

Dust off, interview with Pilot Officer (Video)

'Dust off', interview with Pilot Officer Michael Haxell who was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for two emergency extractions of Australian troops in the face of heavy enemy fire in August…

Engineers: Vietnam Mine Patrol (Video)

Enlistment: In Their Own Words (Video), (Online lesson), (Student activity), (Educational)

Oral stories of veterans who served in the WWI, WWII & Vietnam

Entertaining the troops

Many famous and less-well known Australian entertainers volunteered to perform in South Vietnam.

Fire support bases

Battalion Headquarters could also be deployed into the field, either at a fixed location – a fire support base (FSB) – or in a more mobile form.

Francis Adrian Roberts - Vietnam War veteran (Army) (Oral history)

Gail MacDonell, Families of Veterans (Video)

Gail married a recently returned Vietnam Veteran who many years later was hospitalised by post-traumatic stress disorder. Frustrated by a lack of recognition of what she had found to be a common…

Gary Beck (Royal Australian Air Force), Bomber Pilot (Oral history)

Gary Beck flew Canberra bombers with the Royal Australian Airforce in Vietnam. They flew low-level missions that required accurate flying.

Gary Beck (Royal Australian Air Force), Bomber Pilot (Video)

Gary Beck flew Canberra bombers with the Royal Australian Airforce in Vietnam. They flew low-level missions that required accurate flying.

Gary McKay (Australian Army), Combat (Oral history)

Gary McKay went to Vietnam as a national serviceman and commanded an infantry platoon. He saw battle first hand.

Gary McKay (Australian Army), Combat (Video)

Gary McKay went to Vietnam as a national serviceman and commanded an infantry platoon. He saw battle first hand.

Gary Oakley - Vietnam War veteran (Oral history)

Gary Oakley - Vietnam War veteran (Video)

Gary Oakley is a Gundungurra man from the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales. He enlisted for service in the Royal Australian Navy at 15.

Geoff Hazel - Vietnam (Oral history)

Geoff Hazel - Vietnam (Video)

Geoff Hazel was born in 1948 and grew up in and around Army camps in Victoria and New South Wales.

Geoff Hazel - Cyprus/ East Timor (Video)

Geoff Hazel was born in 1948 and grew up in and around Army camps in Victoria and New South Wales.

Geoff Hazel - Mozambique (Video)

Geoff Hazel was born in 1948 and grew up in and around Army camps in Victoria and New South Wales.

Graham Edwards (Australian Army), Land Mines - Part 1 (Video)

Graham Edwards served with the Australian Army in Vietnam. He was warned that the biggest danger would be landlines. In May 1970, Graham's life was forever changed when he stepped on a 'jumping jack…

Graham Edwards (Australian Army), Land Mines - Part 2 (Video)

Graham Edwards served with the Australian Army in Vietnam. He was warned that the biggest danger would be landlines. In May 1970, Graham's life was forever changed when he stepped on a 'jumping jack…

Graham Walker (Australian Army), Agent Orange (Oral history)

Graham Walker served as an infantry commander in Vietnam. After the war he fought for recognition of Agent Orange as a cause of cancers in veterans.

Graham Walker (Australian Army), Agent Orange (Video)

Graham Walker served as an infantry commander in Vietnam. After the war he fought for recognition of Agent Orange as a cause of cancers in veterans.

Helicopter flight

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) did not confine its effort in Vietnam to seaborne activity; the Fleet Air Arm provided an additional Australian aerial presence during the war.

Ho Chi Minh

Nguyen That Tanh, known famously as Ho Chi Minh, was born in May 1890 in central Vietnam. The youngest of three children, he and his siblings grew up in a strongly nationalistic household.

Howard Dillon (Australian Army), Army Chaplain (Oral history)

Howard Dillon served in Vietnam as a Chaplain in the Australian Army, providing pastoral care to his fellow soldiers. He found himself confronted by the realities of war.

Howard Dillon (Australian Army), Army Chaplain (Video)

Howard Dillon served in Vietnam as a Chaplain in the Australian Army, providing pastoral care to his fellow soldiers. He found himself confronted by the realities of war.

Independence: Stories of the Royal Australian Navy (Book), (Educational)

This commemorative publication is a part of the Century of Service series. It explores the stories of several Australians who have served in the Commonwealth Naval Force and the Royal Australian Navy…

Interview 1 Second Lieutenant David Sabben (Oral history)

Interview 5 Second Lieutenant David Sabben (Oral history)

Second Lieutenant David Sabben 12 Platoon, D Company, 6RAR 'National Service was the making of me'. Second Lieutenant David Sabben discusses the positive impact of National Service on his life.

Interview Lance Corporal Arthur Law (Oral history)

Lance Corporal Arthur Law, 1RAR, describes his reaction to news that he was to be among the first Australian troops sent to Vietnam and the briefings he received before departing. He served in…

Interview Mick Malone, SAS (Oral history)

Trooper 'Mick' Malone, 3rd Special Air Service Squadron who served in Vietnam between 22 February 1969 and 18 February 1970, discusses his reaction to Australian protestors.

Interview Sabine Erika (Oral history)

Sabine Erika grew up with refugees from Nazi Germany and explains that she was strongly opposed to Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War.

Interview Second Lieutenant Robert Hannam (Oral history)

Second Lieutenant Robert Hannam served with the 1st Australian Civil Affairs Unit between 1 October 1970 and 9 September 1971.

Janice & Stuart Smith, Loss (Oral history)

Stuart Smith was a young child when his father, Bernard Lyle Smith, was killed in action in Vietnam, but it was some years before the sense of loss began to sink in. For Janice, now raising two sons…

Janice & Stuart Smith, Loss (Video)

Stuart Smith was a young child when his father, Bernard Lyle Smith, was killed in action in Vietnam, but it was some years before the sense of loss began to sink in. For Janice, now raising two sons…

Jed Hart - Vietnam (Oral history)

Jed Hart - Vietnam (Video)

Jerome 'Jed' Hart joined the Royal Australian Navy in 1965. Jed had just finished school and his brother had joined the year before.

Jim Richmond (Australian Army), The Battle of Long Tan (Video)

Jim Richmond served with the Australian Army in Vietnam, and in 1966 was wounded during the Battle of Long Tan.
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