Original D&E Personnel 1966-1967 Photos

Azzopardi and Mitchell 1966

Basil Azzopardi and Gil Mitchell at Holsworthy prior to departure to SVN<br>
<em>Image © Brian Cossar</em>

Barrie Betts - 1966

Barrie Betts at Holsworthy prior to departure to SVN<br>
<em>Image © Brian Cossar</em>

D&E NCO's Steel, Hobbs and Griffiths

Cpl Steel, Cpl Hobbs and L/Cpl Griffiths (laying down) at Holsworthy 1966<br>
(Not much love lost between Steel and Hobbs)<br>
<em>Image © Brian Cossar</em>

Mick Darmody 1966

Mick Darmody - Holsworthy 1966<br>
<em>Image © Brian Cossar</em>

Barry Heap 1966

Barry Heap - 1966<br>
<em>Image © Brian Cossar</em>

Ross Hayden - Holsworthy 1966

Ross Hayden - Holsworthy - 1966<br>
<em>Image © Brian Cossar</em>

Chris Fankhauser - 1966

Chris Fankhauser - Holsworthy - 1966<br>
<em>Image © Brian Cossar</em>

Grant Lawrence 1966

Grant Lawrence - Holsworthy - 1966<br>
<em>Image © Brian Cossar</em>

WO Ray Harmes 1966

CSM WO Ray Harmes - Nui Dat - 1966<br>
<em>Image © Brian Cossar</em>

Brian Cossar 1966

Brian Cossar in Saigon 1966<br>
<em>Image © Brian Cossar</em>

Cpl Paul Burstall 1966

Paul Burstall - SVN - 1966<br>
<em>© Brian Cossar</em>

Ross Hayden - Vietnam 1966

Ross Hayden - SVN - 1966<br>
<em>Image © Brian Cossar</em>

Peter "Killer" Kramer 1966

Peter "Killer" Kramer<br>
Holsworthy Barracks - 1966<br>
<em>Image © Brian Cossar</em>

Gerald O'Donovan 1966

Gerald O'Donovan - 1966<br>
Best remembered for his greeting of "Hello, Boze, how's your mother's legs" ....<br>
<em>Image © Brian Cossar</em>

John Pascoe & Frank Zerafa 1966

John Pascoe and Frank Zerafa - 1966<br>
<em>Image © Brian Cossar</em>

Lt McCarthy, Cpl Burstall, Lt Kamenek, WO Harmes

D & E Platoon - Nui Dat 1966<br>
Front Row: (left to right) D & E Platoon Commander Lt Michael McCarthy,<br>
Cpl Paul Burstall,Lt John Kamenek, CSM WO Ray Harmes<br>
<em>Image © Brian Cossar</em>

D & E On Parade

D & E Platoon On Parade - Holsworthy - 1966<br>
Front Row: (left to right) Jeff Foster, obscured, Ross Hayden, Mick Darmody, John LeCussan, Peter Kramer.<br>
Middle Row: (Left to right) unknown, Barrie Betts, Phill Moscatt, unknown, Cpl Hobbs (saluting)<br>
Back Row: (Left to right) unknown, Noel Wiedermanski(?), others obscured, Gerald O'Donovan.<br>
<em>Image © Brian Cossar</em>

Nui Dat early 1966

Nui Dat - 1966<br>
<em>Image © Brian Cossar</em>

HQ1ATF RAP 1966

RAP - 1966<br>
<em>Image © Brian Cossar</em>

Sgt's Mess Under Construction 1966

Sergeant's Mess under construction - 1966<br>
<em>Image © Brian Cossar</em>

Saigon Bar District 1966

Saigon Bar district - 1966<br>
<em>Image © Brian Cossar</em>

Dustoff Pad 1966

Dust Off Pad - 1966<br>
<em>Image © Brian Cossar</em>

Nui Dat Concert 1966

Very Early Concert - Nui Dat - 1966<br>
Artists unknown<br>
<em>Image © Brian Cossar</em>

First Orderly Room 1966

Original Orderly Room - Nui Dat - 1966<br>
<em>Image © Brian Cossar</em>

Updated Orderly Room 1966

New Orderly Room - Nui Dat - 1966<br>
<em>Image © Brian Cossar</em>

Leaving Vung Tau 1967

Vung Tau Departure Point - 1967<br>
Mick Darmody, centre, completing paperwork, others unknown.<br>
<em>Image © Brian Cossar</em>

Departure Lounge Vung Tau 1967

Vung Tau Departure Lounge - 1967<br>
<em>Image © Brian Cossar</em>

Back Home in Sydney 1967

Back In Sydney at North Head - 1966<br>
Left to Right: Mick Darmondy, not known, not known, Phill Moscatt, not known, David (Tim) Holt<br>
<em>Image © Brian Cossar</em>

Holsworthy Hut 1966

Holsworthy Barracks - 1966<br>
<em>Image © Brian Cossar</em>

Chinook 1967

Chinook Helicopter - SVN - 1966<br>
<em>Image © Brian Cossar</em>