[Editor: This photo, of a group of Australian soldiers, is from the era of the Vietnam War (1955-1975).]
Australian soldiers, 1972 intake
[Front of photo]
[Photo of a group of Australian soldiers, with a sign in front giving details of the unit.]
3-Platoon
A-Coy. 2-RTB
3-Intake-1972
2 Sec
[Reverse of photo (top right section)]
[The reverse side of the photo was mostly blank, except for a handwritten list in the top right corner, giving the names of the soldiers in the back row and front row.]
Back
Stewart: Burlinson: Lindquist: D/ Federsen: Rawlins: Vickins: M: Tassell: Peroti: Schultz: Rust
Front
Miles: Tomlin: Syme: Sgnt Sanderson : Lt. Rose: Cpl Jones: Rothe: Teramaco.
Source:
Original document
Editor’s notes:
This is a mounted photo of the 2nd Section of 3rd Platoon, A Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, comprising recruits from the 3rd intake into the Australian Army in 1972.
Only the top right section of the reverse of the mounted photo has been reproduced here, so as to show the list of names.
Coy. = an abbreviation of “Company”
Cpl = an abbreviation of “Corporal”
Lt. = an abbreviation of “Lieutenant”
RTB = Recruit Training Battalion
Sec = an abbreviation of “Section”
Sgnt = an abbreviation of “Sergeant”
Vietnam War = a war fought between the forces of North Vietnam and the Viet Cong (supported by China, the USSR, North Korea, and Kampuchea) and the forces of South Vietnam (supported by the USA, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Cambodia, Laos, the Philippines, and Thailand); the war was fought from 1955 to 1975 (the years of the conflict may differ between historians, depending on the criteria used)
[Editor: Inserted a colon (:) after Vickins, M, and Jones.]
Thought I recognised a few faces but I was in the second intake, July 1972.
Would like to see more photos if any available..
Cheers…Ian Johnson
Ian, my name is John Gunther and I was also in the July intake 1972. I joined on 26 July. Were we perhaps in the same platoon?
I was in National Service 1971-72. I am number 28585339.
Trying to find photos.
My name is John Gunther, (315741 CFN J Gunther). I began my recruit training on 26 July 1972. Is there anyone here who could tell me how I can get hold of photographs as I do not have any photographs of my platoon or of my training except for one on a Route March. allbuff at hotmail dot com
John, I joined on 4th July 1972 at Kapooka (forgotten what platoon that was), went to RAEME, CORP enlisted as Adult Trade Trainee, RTC Bandiana, then 2 Base Moorebank, then 1st Medium WKSP Coopers plains, DISCHARGED 1978 (jameswphall@gmail.com)
I joined 1972 in March. Then went to Bandiana as RAEME cfn.
James Hall, 315703, Corp CFN RAEME
My name is David WALLACE. I was in my basic training at Kapooka 1RTB 9 platoon A wing July 1972 National Service I’d appreciate if anybody can send me photos. Cheers.