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AWM Caption: During Operation Hammer, troops of 6 Platoon, B Company, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), commanded by Major Murray Blake, supported by Centurion tanks of No 4 Troop, 1st Armoured Regiment, sweep towards the edge of a rubber plantation at Duc Trung, five miles north of the 1st Australian task force (1ATF) base at Nui Dat. The Australians inflicted heavy casualties on a strong force of North Vietnamese army (NVA) soldiers. Identified from the APC are: Private (Pte) Ray Frauenfelder ( with radio ); Pte Peter Wardrope; Corporal (Cpl) Peter Pezet, Section Commander; 2nd Lieutenant Bob Hutchison, Platoon Commander; Pte Greg Spike Dwiar; Pte Bill (Boong) Errington; two unidentified; Pte Doug Mackellar; Pte Mick Cox; unidentified.

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1969-06-07

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Bellis, Christopher John

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current 06:18, 9 March 2020 Thumbnail for version as of 06:18, 9 March 2020450 × 303 (54 KB) AustralianRupert ( talk | contribs)Reverted to version as of 14:16, 14 August 2009 (UTC): now PD so the smaller version isn't necessary
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