6 RAR BOOK AVAILABLE NOW
THE HISTORY OF THE
SIXTH BATTALION
THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT
Volume 1: Vietnam Era 1965 to 1970
By Lieutenant Colonel Fred Fairhead (Rtd)
This book of 160 pages tells the story of 6RAR from the day it was raised on 6 June 1965
until the end of its second tour of duty in Vietnam
when it was established as of one of the finest battalions ever to go to war.
“This history is about no ordinary soldiers for it is about Infantrymen who served in the
Sixth Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment. Whether they served
in the barracks or on the battlefield they have all contributed to the making of this story.”
“In the beginning, the Army created the Sixth Battalion and St George,
the Patron Saint of Soldiers was most pleased with what he saw.”
“The finest Infantry Battalion I have ever seen”
Brig SP Weir DSO, MC. Comd 1ATF, 25 April 1970
Vietnam Operations that are described in detail are:
First Tour: Enoggera, Hobart, Long Tan, Vaucluse, Finding ‘Dodo’, Ingham, Tamborine, Bribie and Portsea.
Second Tour: Lavarack, Mundingburra, Long Tan, Burnham, Marsden, Gisborne and Townsville.
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Price: $45.00 which includes postage ($15) and inscription by the author.
($55 for overseas orders)
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