W3 Story Index


original documents relating to W3 Coy preparation & time in South Vietnam
main body movement order	main body flight nominal rolls	B Coy 1RNZIR nominal roll 1 Oct 69
main body programme Nov 69	Coy in-theatre training programme	Coy Op Order for APC familiarisation
anti-malarial precautions	TPM - instruction to cease Dapsone	lighting in tents, washing machines
prevention of disease [2RAR]	rules for Peter Badcoe Club Vung Tau
equipment issued to soldiers	individual ammunition scales	action on return from operations

W3 operational diary with locations and timeline
the W3 Coy operational diary is compiled from three official sources available from the Australian Memorial War Museum on-line archives, these being the daily operations officer CP log [information as it happens so can have errors in receipt and transcription], the contact after-action report submitted some days after a contact where the element commander explains what happened from his point of view [likely the most accurate detail but liable to incorrect detail, omission or brevity], and the unit operational report for each operation produced progressively some time after all other reports are submitted [so may have details checked and corrected but can have errors in transcription]. Reference has also been made to the unit history book of both ANZAC battalions, and other correspondence whether private or published elsewhere including on this website. As further details or reports may become available the timelines remain open for comment and correction. See this template to understand the original contact reports.
activities for Nov 69	activities for Dec 69	activities for Jan 70
original contact reports Nov 69	original contact reports Dec 69	original contact reports Jan 70
activities for Feb 70	activities for Mar 70	activities for Apr 70
original contact reports Feb 70	original contact reports Mar 70	no contacts reports for Apr
activities for May 70	activities for Jun 70	activities for Jul 70
original contact report May 70	original contact report Jun 70	no contacts reports for Jul 70
activities for Aug 70
no contacts reports for Aug 70
operational stories...
bodycount - finally..!	'contact contact wait out'	blunder that killed 60 troops
2RAR - first battle & casualty	Chieu Hoy & Kit Carson	Mentioned in Dispatches
mortar section with 6RAR	mortar section with 2RAR	CASEVAC demo
B-52 strike on Long Hai Mountains	the Rear Party	Dave Wright contact

SOP on contributions to website [also see 'I Was There' - add a comment]
1.	write the story the same way you would tell it over a beer. Embellish it as much as you like - its your story, you enjoyed it then so why change now..!
2.	any topic is good, from start to finish of your army time, to things since, illness & other challenges, personal triumphs. Family members are welcome to contribute.
3.	send it to the website by either email or letter, see the details here. You can expect an acknowledgement. Send as many as you like, the more stories the more we can perhaps understand it again.
4.	include photos if these help the story - if you post stuff write your name & address, phone No etc on the back so they can be returned & acknowledged.
5.	the webmaster will scan the photos & type your story onto a webpage & add a comment to the 'changes made' page. The webmaster will decide style, layout etc that suits the story & check the content for suitable language & other politically correct things....
6.	roger, over..?

the tour summarised - the Boss's notebook...
training & deployment	ops while with 6RAR	ops while with 2RAR
visitors to W3	farewell address to W3 Coy	commendation from Gen Abrams

the operational background explained...
NZ deployment timeline	1ATF explained	the enemy explained
operational terrain & visibility	maps of operational area	equipment & weapons
glossary of abbreviations & slang	record of W3 operations	how did W3 measure up..?
post-operation preparations	health and welfare of New Zealand servicemen in Vietnam
Agent Orange examined	thoughts on jungle warfare by an infantry platoon commander
Logistics in Vietnam	navigation and indirect fire control under the canopy
common VC booby-trap markers
Record of W3 casualties	books of relevance to SVN and W3 Coy are reviewed here and here

3Pl accident 10 October 1970
Introduction and Background to Research
Part 1: Research, Environment and Forces Involved	Part 2: Activity 4 - 9 October
Part 3: Events Morning 10 October	Part 4: Events Afternoon 10 October
Part 5: Events 11 - 14 October & Casualties	Part 6: Official Investigation & Conclusions

personal journeys...
David Wright commemoration	Tom Cooper remembered	Jack Broughton
Duke Henry - reunions	small beginnings & Baria orphanage	"I'm So Sorry, Uncle Albert.."
welcome home - yeah right..!	stupid protestors	MFC 85B
Duke Henry - training in Malaysia	Duke Henry - early days SVN	Duke Henry - latter days SVN
Milo & mates	a matter of principle	must read - End of Tour Checklist
in trouble	a long night with Con nhim	Morphine syrettes and dust-off’s
Isobel Beaumont NZ Red Cross	family/whanau stories index	personal journey - Peter Anderson

good yarns...
missing headcount	go figure	animal stories...
Long Son boats & the Admiral	caught in the rubber	cook with the Purple Heart
remember these..?	seen in black	stealth & locstats
newspaper articles - Malaya 69	2RAR's car park at FSPB Tess	list of other W3 publications
Christmas 1969 FSPB Picton	tiptoe through the minefield	pioneer who destroyed a longdrop

poems documents & other stuff...
Peter Anderson poems	W3 Company written records	verse of contemplation
document repository [submitted by W3 personnel]	2008 - Official Crown Apology	2008 - NZDF & RNZRSA apologies
document repository [submitted by W3 personnel]	medical conditions & links to veterans for advice
Oroua Downs school poems	we will remember more than our dead