British Jungle Warfare School

SteveO

April 26, 2007 13:07

I noticed whilst looking through the excellent photos on http://www.combattrackerteam.org/photo18test.htm
that there is a few photos of the "British jungle Warfare School" and wondered how this place was used in training.

Did anyone have to go there?

Did england offer any other help to the US forces?

I understand that Australia had people stationed and serving in Vietnam am i correct in thinking this?

Sorry for all the questions but i do look forward to your answers[:I].

SteveO

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  Sky Soldier

  April 28, 2007 14:07

  "I understand that Australia had people stationed and serving in Vietnam am i correct in thinking this?"
  
  SteveO, you are correct. In my unit the three firing batteries of the Third Battalion of the 319th Artillery (3/319th) were joined by the 161st Field Battery of the Royal New Zealand Army (RNZA) and the 105mm Battery of the Royal Australian Army (RAA). All five of the batteries fired the thirty-five pound 105mm projectile at ranges up to 11,000 meters.
  They rendered fire support for ground operations of the Brigades two infantry battalions, the First Battalion of the 503d Infantry and the Second Battalion of the 503d Infantry (1/503d and 2/503d) and the attached First Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment (1/RAR).
  The Australian Prince of Wales Light Horse Troop (PWLH) provided armor protection and troop transport with their Armored Personnel Carriers (APC's).
  As a Radio Telephone Operator (RTO) on a Forward Observer (FO) team I had a lot of communications with the Aussies but, aside from having the good luck to hang out with a couple of them on an R&R in Hong Kong, I never got a chance to thank them for the times they saved our butts when we were in firefights.

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