Area Views - 104 Sig Sqn

B-1.  Guarding the Hotel that the Australians were billeted, Saigon.    Photo supplied by Denis Hare.  [1968]

B-2.  Street in Saigon.  Photo supplied by Denis Hare.  [1968]

B-3.  VC Hill, Vung Tau. Picture taken from 1 ALSG.   Photo supplied by Denis Hare.  [1968]

B-4.  The Flags, Vung Tau.   Photo supplied by Denis Hare.  [1968]

B-5.  Australian R and C Centre, Vung Tau.  Photo supplied by Denis Hare.    [1968]

B-6.  ARVN compound, Phuoc Tuy Province.   Photo supplied by Denis Hare.   [1968]

 
B-7.  ARVN or Police compound, Baria.  Photo supplied by Denis Hare.    [1968]

 
B-8.  Water Tower, Baria.   Photo supplied by Denis Hare.  [1968]

B-9.   Huey arriving at FSPB Lion.  Picture supplied by Ken Cox.  [1968]

B-10.   Road deployment to FSPB Lion.  ACV housed 104 Sig Sqn communications equipment for the first time.   Lesson from the Battle of Coral.    Photo supplied by Denis Hare.  [1968]

Note:
John (Suitcase) Koosache can remember sitting in the ACV on the code box with a red grenade in his hand with the instructions 'if this thing hits a mine or is .... attacked, pull the pin and get out the best way you can'.  Obviously Suitcase did not have to blow the codes and this was his last job outside the wire.

B-11.   Centurion Tank at FSPB Lion.  Photo supplied by Geoffrey Morgan [1968]

  
B-12.   C123 at Lucsombe Field, Nui Dat.  Photo supplied by Geoffrey Morgan [1968]

B-13.  104 Sig Sqn Retrans Detachment at Blackhorse (Home of the US 11th ACR).  Dennis Abraham was a member of this Det when lost in a Helichopter crash in Sept 68 [Lest we forget].  Other members of the Det were Bob Parkyns, Geoff Morgan and "Skid" Rowe.  Photo supplied by Geoffery Morgan.  [1968]

  
B-14.  View of Blackhorse - Home of the US 11th ACR.  Photo supplied by Geoffery Morgan.  [1968]

ACR = Armored Cavalry Regiment
11th ACR = The Blackhorse Regiment

  
B-15.   Bunker accommodation at the Horseshoe in Jun 1969.  Photo supplied by Trevor Hopper.  [1969]

  
B-16.  Long Tan Cross at the Battle site  December 1969.  Photo taken and supplied by Trevor Hopper who at the time was the Brigadier's Radio Operator.  [1969]

  
B-17.   Baria Picture Theatre (front view) after Tet Battle 1968.  Photo supplied by Denis Hare.  [1968]

  
B-18.   Baria Picture Theatre (side view) after Tet Battle 1968.  Photo supplied by Denis Hare.  [1968]