| Place | Asia: Vietnam, Phuoc Tuy Province, Long Hai Hills |
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| Accession Number | S01861 |
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 48 min 37 sec |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | digital audio tape (DAT); BASF DM 120; 44.1kHz; 16 bit; stereo |
| Maker |
Gardner, Reginald John Chinn, David Alexander Australian War Memorial Brassell, Bill |
| Date made | 23 September 1998 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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| 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. |
| Source credit to | Official History Unit oral history program |
Colonel Reginald John Gardner OBE (Rtd) as the lieutenant colonel Commanding Officer 4th Field Regiment, South Vietnam 1967-1968, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Rtd)
Description
Colonel Gardner speaks of: his military career and preparing 4th Field Regiment for service in South Vietnam 1967 - 1968 as commanding officer; Operation Pinnaroo 27 February to 8 April 1967, a 1 ATF operation against VC forces in the Long Hai hills in the south of Phuoc Tuy province, in particular the employment of 4th Field Regiment and other artillery (US army, US navy ship etc) allotted; 4th Field Regiment's other significant operations in South Vietnam: Operation Petersham, Operation Paddington and Operation Coburg; the personalities and styles of command of two commanders of 1st Australian Task Force, Brigadier Graham followed by Brigadier Hughes.
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