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Army Combat
Badge |
Army Combat Badge (ACB)
"Issued to all Aussie Artillery Battery personnel, Armoured Corps
personnel, a few of the Engineer units (Assault Pioneers etc) and any other unit
(other than infantry) deemed to have been in combat. This badge was only issued
to us some 7 or 8 years ago."
(Courtesy of John Browne
131 Div Loc Bty) |
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Australian
Military Patch |
"This small Australian Army patch
was supposed to be worn high on the left sleeve. Basically a shoulder patch.
Mostly worn on Australian Army Jungle Green cotton and khaki polyester uniform
shirts from early - 1966 in Vietnam. That is where U.S. troops would have first
seen these Rising Sun shoulder patches.
Some were worn on the front of bush hats and others were worn on shirts in the
field. However, with the exception of nicknames written on the bush hats no
insignia of any type was usually worn by Australian troops outside the wire,
except on R&C leave in Vung Tau, or on guard duty in Saigon.
In the period the 1/83rd Artillery was at 1 ATF Nui Dat, Australian troops in
the area would have been issued with these Rising Sun patches.
Ross Wood (“B” Company 5RAR)"
(Photo courtesy of
Jimmy Hales 1/83rd) |
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Infantry Combat Badge |
Infantry Combat Badge (ICB)
"Issued to all Aussie infantry units WW2, Korea,
Vietnam, all post Vietnam wars....etc."
(Courtesy of John Browne
131 Div Loc Bty) |
