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208 THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY AND THE VIETNAM WAR 1962–1972 If there is one element in the New Zealand military ethos that is worth emphasis, it is, to me, the attitude that, in the international field where we have always served and planned to serve, we are always a small increment in a larger force, and therefore can only make our mark through quality—and I think that amongst regulars there has been the recognition that quality does not fall like manna on the chosen but results from serious study and hard training. Postscript In a subsequent review of the New Zealand Army’s involvement in the Vietnam War it was concluded that ‘never again’ would the Army allow itself to be committed to operations at less than unit level. It is pleasing to note that this decision has been reflected in New Zealand’s current involvement in East Timor.
ANZAC Battalions: Australian Experiences and Perspectives Bob Sayce Introduction In 1962 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II approved an alliance between the then New Zealand Regiment and the Royal Australian Regiment (RAR). Subsequently, after reorganisation of the New Zealand Regiment, the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (1RNZIR), was allied to the RAR on 15 March 1968. 1 In the First Australian Task Force (1ATF) in Vietnam, the close affiliation and eventual integration of sub units of 1RNZIR and 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), were officially recognised, and on 1 March 2RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion became the first ANZAC Battalion in the Vietnam Campaign. 2 Something similar had been established during the First World War, when camel-mounted ANZAC Battalions were formed as part of the Imperial Camel Corps in Palestine in 1916. 3 As a unit in 1ATF, 2RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion handed over to 4 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion on 1 June 1968. On 21 May 1969, 6RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion assumed its new title until it was replaced in the rotating cycle of the three RAR Battalions by 2RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion on 15 May 1970. Once more 4RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion took over operational responsibility from 2RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion at midnight on 23 May 1971. From 16 October 4RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion became 4RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion Group to cover the withdrawal of 1ATF from Nui Dat and shortly afterwards, from South Vietnam. 4 Upon the embarkation of the Battalion on HMAS Sydney on 8 December 1971, the title disappeared from the order of battle. (The ‘D’ Company Group 1. Major A.R. Roberts, The ANZAC Battalion, 1970-71 (Sydney: Printcraft Press, 1972), 13. 2. Major K.E. Newman, The ANZAC Battalion in South Vietnam, 1967-68 (Sydney: Printcraft Press, 1968), 7. 3. Captain R.L. Sayce and Lieutenant M.D. O’Neill, The Fighting Fourth (Sydney: Printcraft Press, 1972), frontispiece. (Bill Crooks researched this information during the preparation of the book. There is a memorial statue in the garden between Savoy Place and Victoria Embankment in London.) 4. David Horner, Duty First: The Royal Australian Regiment (Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 1990), 276. 209
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The Vietnam Syndrome: A Brief Histo
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