Australian and New Zealand troops at Long Tan, Phuoc Tuy Province, Vietnam, 19 August 1966. Major (Maj) Harry Smith from Queensland holds a briefing in the field shortly before his company returned to Long Tan the day after the battle. Left to right: 6776 Maj Harry Smith, Officer Commanding (OC) D Company 6RAR; 2781294 Second Lieutenant (2Lt) David Rae Sabben, OC 12 Platoon; 37822 Corporal Phillip Ness Dobson, Company Medic; 43433 2Lt Geoffrey Martin Kendall, OC 10 Platoon; 55106 Sergeant (Sgt) Robert Stanley 'Bob' Buick (obscured by Kendall); 13605 Sgt Donald Albert 'Jack' Thompson, Company Mortar Fire Controller, 133140 Captain Maurice 'Morrie' Stanley, Forward Observation Officer of 161 Battery RNZA; 215672 Lance Corporal Graham Roxburgh Smith, Regimental Signaller (holding right-angled torch under left arm) and 27758 Warrant Officer 2 John William 'Jack' Kirby, Company Sergeant Major (back to camera). The Bell 47G Sioux helicopter A1-404 in the field is marked with serial number 404 on the cockpit 'bubble'. AWM FOR/66/0676/VN
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