Brigadier Noel Russell Charlesworth DSO (Rtd) as the lieutenant colonel Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment/New Zealand (ANZAC), South Vietnam 1967-1968, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Rtd)

Places	Asia: Vietnam Asia: Vietnam, Phuoc Tuy Province, Dat Do
Accession Number	S00634
Collection type	Sound
Measurement	1 hr 14 min
Object type	Oral history
Physical description	1/4 inch sound tape reel; BASF LP 35; 3 3/4 ips/9.5 cm.s; stereo; 5 inch
Maker	Charlesworth, Noel Russell Chinn, David Alexander
Date made	20 September 1989
Access	Open
Conflict	Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright	Item copyright: Status to be assessed
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.

Description

Charlesworth speaks of the preparation of the battalion in Australia for service; most significant and least productive operations; impression of enemy forces encountered; strengths and weaknesses of 2RAR/NZ soldiers; reaction, at the time, to the concept of the minefield and fence from Dat Do to Lang Phuoc Hai; most significant problems encountered by the battalion.