1 APC Squadron Australian Army - Vietnam 1965 to 1966

An 8mm home movie taken by 4410737 Ian Thomas while serving with 1 Armoured Personnel Carrier Squadron (1 APC Sqn), Australian Army in South Vietnam 1965-1966. Nui Dat showing 2 Troop distillery. Unidentified soldier field stripping an M-16 assault rifle. Bell Sioux helicopter flying over . Camp tents unidentified members of 1 APC Sqn. M-113 Armoured Personnel Carriers positioned behind sandbagged bunkers. M-113s on a patrol track in the dry season (October to April) it appears to be the perimeter road around 1 ATF Base at Nui Dat . M-113s and infantry. M-113s deployed on a patrol and crossing a stream . M-113s in a rubber plantation. A 105mm L5 Pack Howitzer being fired. Crew member on M-113 firing the .50 cal machine gun. Infantry firing an M-60 machine gun. Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) troops on a M-113. A burning hut. ARVN troops on foot. M-113 being reversed into the remains of the burning hut. Setting fire to other huts with white phosphorus grenades. M-113 towing 105mm L5 Pack Howitzers, accompanied by Australian Infantry. M-113s and infantry settling into a defensive position, at a Fire Support Base. Scenes of traffic, both military and civilian on one of the major roads. More footage at the defensive position / Fire Support Base showing M-113s of 1 APC Sqn and American tanks and vehicles. 105 L5 Pack howitzers. An American Army convoy on the sealed road. Members of 1 APC Sqn in a village M-113 in background. ARVN soldiers and locals including children. APCs on a patrol on a road or track. Australian Infantry disembarking from the M-113. Crews carrying out maintenance of the M-113. Footage in and around the camp. United States Army CH-47 Chinooks cargo helicopters airlifting in heavy supplies. Army personnel inspecting/defusing an artillery shell. Footage of a military airbase. Footage from the inside of a Caribou transport aircraft showing a rive and countryside. Personnel in camp. Concert includes singer Lucky Starr and entertainer Tommy Hanlon. Footage of Vietnamese temple / children / markets possibly in Vung Tau or Saigon. Rest and Recreation.