| Place | Asia: Vietnam |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | MSS1045 |
| Collection type | Manuscript |
| Measurement | 3 folders |
| Object type | Typescript |
| Date made | 1966 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 419/038/024 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
Gibson , John S (WO2)
Description
"The Frontier of Freedom". Personal experiences as a soldier during 1966 and discussion of service in Vietnam with the Australian forces. Provides detailed and often humorous description of his enlistment and training, interspersed with concurrent activities in Vietnam during his period of pre embarkation training and then posting to No. 1 Australian Reinforcement Unit working with 6 Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (RAR). Comments on the activities of 5 RAR, 6 RAR and later 7 RAR and on Rest and Recreation (R&R) in Singapore. Joins 7 RAR in May 1966. Fairly detailed descriptions of weapons used, tactics, deployment and attitudes to the local Vietnamese, bar girls and members of the Viet Cong Forces etc