To Russell Mehan Dear Russell, Hi! I have checked the records of DVA and the unit arrived in Vietnam on 25/5/1965 with the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. The unit like 1RAR started it's tour at Bien Hoa as part of the 173rd Airborne Brigade of the US Army. The battalion began operations in War Zone D, part of III Corp, Viet Nam was divided into five corp areas. When it was decided to increase Australia's participation to a Task Force size group, we where allocated Phuoc Tuy Province as our AO (Area of Operations) The 1st Battalion and elements of the 173rd Airborne and the South Viet Namese Army moved into Phuoc Tuy and set up the main base at Nui Dat. Phuoc Tuy was Charlie country. The French where the last army to fight the VC in the Province and they had been buggered off in 1954. The unit, 1st Australian Logistic Support Company ceased to exist on 31/3/1966. It became the 1st Australian Logistic Support Group based at Vung Tau, an in country Rest & Convalescent Centre for the VC and anybody else who chose to use the place. For the Americans it was an in country Rest & Recreation Centre as well. The 1st ALSG came into existance on 1/4/1966 and ceased to function as a unit on 16/10/1971. 1RAR left Viet Nam on 14/6/1966 and was replaced by the 5th and 6th Battalions plus 3 Squadron SAS and two Batteries of Australan Artillery and 1 battery of New Zealand Artillery. Russell, I hope this information is of some use to you. Cheers Paul Kinney >From: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: AUS-MILITARY-D Digest V03 #26 >Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2003 01:02:05 -0700 > ><< message2.txt >> ><< message4.txt >> ><< message6.txt >> ><< message8.txt >> ><< message10.txt >> ><< message12.txt >> ><< message14.txt >> ><< message16.txt >> _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

Don't know if anybody on this list will be able to help, but perhaps you could refer me on to another email address. I have checked the Regiment website but there is no email address that I could find to write to for answers. I am interested in James SCOTT a sargeant with the 26th Foot. He enlisted on 9 February 1826 at Cupar, Fife. I have a copy of his Army records and have a few questions. He served in the East Indies from 9 September 1828 to 31 December 1828. Where precisely would this have been? He was promoted to Sergeant on 18 December 1838. However at his marriage in Glasgow in 1837, he is shown as Sergeant. Would it be possible he as in an acting position at this time? He was discharged in May 1848, apparently in Dublin. Was it the practice then for the soldiers to return to their home town? Thank you very much for your time, Gail Qld Aust