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The Australian Defence Force is made up of the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army and the Royal Australian Air Force. These three military services have numerous military bases situated in all the States and Territories of Australia. Most of Australian Defence Force bases are equipped with Everyman's Welfare Service recreation centres. [1]
6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (6 RAR) is a mechanised infantry battalion of the Australian Army.It was originally raised in Brisbane, Queensland, on 6 June 1965 and has since then served in a number of overseas deployments and conflicts including South Vietnam, East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan.
The 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (5 RAR) was a regular motorised infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Originally established in 1965 it would serve two tours of South Vietnam before it was linked with the 7th Battalion to form the 5th/7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment in 1973. In late 2006 the two units were de-linked ...
On 27 September 1969, he was part of an SAS patrol which was contacted by several parties of Viet Cong in the Cam My district, about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of the 1st Australian Task Force base at Nui Dat. During a "hot extraction" by an RAAF helicopter, Fisher fell about 30 metres (98 ft) into dense jungle from a rope attached to the ...
Borneo Barracks – Darling Downs Military Area, Cabarlah; Kokoda Barracks – Canungra (near Brisbane) Gallipoli Barracks – Brisbane; Lavarack Barracks – Townsville; Army Aviation Centre – Darling Downs Military Area, Oakey; Shoalwater Bay Military Training Area – Shoalwater Bay; Porton Barracks – Cairns
With the Menzies Government's announcement of the deployment of an infantry battalion group (1st Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment) to South Vietnam on 29 April 1965, the regiment was tasked to deploy a battery. 105 Fd Bty was selected, brought up to war strength within the unit and deployed on 14 September 1965.
In late 1964, the South Vietnamese government requested increased military assistance from Australia to help stop the Vietcong (VC) insurgency. [6] Following talks with the United States in early 1965, the Australian government decided to increase its commitment to the war in Vietnam, offering to send an infantry battalion to bolster the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam that had been in ...
The Australian Army commenced its involvement in the Vietnam War by sending military advisors in 1962, which was then increased by sending in combat troops, specifically 1RAR, on 27 May 1965. Just before the official start of hostilities, the Australian Army was augmented with the reintroduction of conscription , which was based on a 'birthday ...