06 The Australian Order of Battle for Vietnam War: Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV)
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This article is from the Vietnam FAQ, by Brian Ross, John R. Tegtmeier, Edwin E. Moise, Frank Vaughan, John Tegtmeier with numerous contributions by others.
06 The Australian Order of Battle for Vietnam War: Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV)
1962-1972
On 24 May 1962 the Minister for Defence, Mr. Townley, announced that
up to 30 military advisers were to be sent to Vietnam. This
announcement preceded the formation of the Australian Army Training
Team Vietnam, which arrived in Saigon on 3 August 1962. For the next
10 years members were rotated through the team for a 12-month tour of
duty. The team was withdrawn from Vietnam and disbanded on 19 December
1972.
As the war progressed team members were gradually spread throughout
South Vietnam and into the Mekong Delta. In 1970 the team began to
concentrate in Phuoc Tuy Province to the east of Saigon, and by 1972
the entire team was located there.
The Primary role of the team was to provide training to the Army of
the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) but by 1964 emphasis had shifted to
advising South Vietnamese field units, para military forces and
Special Forces. In some cases team members commanded units rather than
advised. In 1970 the team reverted to its original role of training.
The AATTV became the most highly decorated Australian unit ever, its
decorations including four VCs , two DSOs, three OBEs, six MBEs, six
MCs, 20 DCMs, 49 MIDs as well as numerous other Australian and foreign
decorations. The unit was awarded the United States Meritorious Unit
Citation and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry.
AATTV members participated in almost all major battles involving the
ARVN in 1 Corps from 1964 to 1970. Of the 990 who served with AATTV,
30 died on active service in South Vietnam and 122 were wounded in
action.
Ten members of the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment served with the
team.
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMOURED CORPS
1 APC Troop June 1965 - May 1966
1 APC Squadron May 1966 - January 1967
A Squadron 3 Cavalry Regiment January 1967 - May 1969
B Squadron 3 Cavalry Regiment May 1969 - January 1971
A Squadron 1 Armoured Regiment December 1969 - December 1970
B Squadron 1 Armoured Regiment February 1969 - December 1969
C Squadron 1 Armoured Regiment February 1968 - February 1969
and
December 1970
Det 1 Forward Delivery Troop
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY
105 Field Battery (1965-66)
1 Field Regiment
101 Field Battery (1966-67 and 1969-70)
103 Field Battery (1966-67)
105 Field Battery (1969-70)
4 Field Regiment
106 Field Battery (1967-68 and 1970-71)
107 Field Battery (1970-71)
108 field Battery (1967-68)
12 Field Regiment
A Field Battery (1971)
102 Field Battery (1968-69)
104 Field Battery (1968-69 and 1971)
131 Divisional Locating Battery (1966-1971)
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS
Det 198 Works Section (9 January - 1 March 1967)
198 Works Section (2 March 1967 - 23 December 1972)
Det 11 Movement Control Group (1 April 1966 - 12 March 1972)
3 Field Troop (14 September 1965 - 31 March 1966)
1 Field Squadron (1 April 1966 - 18 November 1971)
21 Engineer Support Troop (1 April 1966 - 9 December 1971)
Det 55 Advanced Engineer Stores Squadron (1 April 1966 - 16
February
1968)
Det 55 Engineer Workshop & Park Squadron (17 February 1968 -
12 March
1972)
55 Engineer Workshop & Park Squadron
17 Construction Squadron (1 April 1966 - 12 February 1972)
Det 11 Movement Control Group (1 April 1966 - 12 March 1972)
30 Terminal Squadron (9 January 1967 - 12 March 1972)
Det 1 Division Postal Unit (1 April 1966 - 8 November 1967)
Det 1 Communication Zone Postal Unit (19 October 1966 - 23
February
1972)
1 Small Ship Troop (Clive Steele) (26 June - 23 November
1966, 3
December 1966 - 9 January 1967, 17 January - 16 March
1967, 29
January 1968 - 27 April 1969, 21 July 1969 - 2 March
1970, 11
July - 3 September 1970 and 2 March - 12 March 1971)
I Small Ship Troop (Harry Chauvel) (23 October 1967 - 21
March 1968
and 2 May - 6 June 1970)
3 Small Ship Troop (Veron Sturdee) (11 April - 25 June 1966
and 23
January - 14 December 1967)
4 Small Ship Troop (Brudenell White) (22 September- 24
October
1970)Det 32 Small Ship Squadron (John Monash) (5 May -
14 May
1966,3 December 1967 - 31 January 1968, 17 February -
31 March
1968, 16 December- 26 December 1968, 20 February - 4
March 1969,
25 October - 7 December 1969 and 27 July - 14 August
1971)
Det 32 Small Ship Squadron (Clive Steele) (23 February - 20
March
1971)
Det 32 Small Ship Squadron (Harry Chauvel) (11 November - 15
December
1970)
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN SURVEY CORPS
Det 1 Topographical Survey Troop A (1966-1971)
Section 1 Topographical Survey Troop (1966-1971)
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN SIGNAL CORPS
HQ 145 Signal Squadron
709 Signal Troop (25 May 1965 - 20 November 1967)
527 Signal Troop (14 September 1965 - 5 July 1967, absorbed
into 145
Signal Squadron)
547 Signal Troop (1 April 1966 - 23 December 1971)
581 Signal Troop
552 Signal Troop
506 Signal Troop
520 Signal Troop
HQ 110 Signal Squadron
HQ Signal Squadron
704 Signal Troop
557 Signal Troop
561 Signal Troop
532 Signal Troop
503 Signal Troop
103 Signal Squadron (1 April 1966 - 5 July 1067)
104 Signal Squadron (TF) (2 March 1967 - 15 December 1971,
replaced
103 Signal Squadron)
110 Signal Squadron (2 March 1967 - 12 March 1972, replaced
145 Signal
Squadron)
Det 152 Signal Squadron (SAS) (31 August 1966 - 15 October
1971)
AAAGV Signal Detachment (12 March - December 1972)
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY
First Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR)
2 Tours 25 May 1965 - 14 July 1966, 19 January 1968 - 28
January 1969
Second Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR) (2 RARINZ
Anzac
Battalion)
2 Tours 20 March 1967 - 18 June 1968, 28 April 1970 - 4 June
1971
Third Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR) (Old
Faithful)
2 Tours 12 December 1967 - 5 December 1968, 12 February 1971
- 19
October 1971
Fourth Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (4 RAR) (Anzac)
2 Tours 20 January 1968 - 30 May 1969, 1 May 1970 - 12 March
1972
Fifth Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (5 RAR)
2 Tours 1 April 1966 - 4 July 1967, 28 January 1969 - 5
March 1970
Sixth Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (6 RAR)
2 Tours 1 April 1966 - 5 July 1967, 7 May 1969 - 28 May 1970
(this
tour was as 6 RAR/ NZ-Anzac Battalion)
Seventh Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (7 RAR)
2 Tours April 1967 - April 1968, February 1970 - March 1971
Eighth Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (8 RAR)
November 1969 - November 1970
Ninth Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (9 RAR)
5 November 1968 - 5 December 1969
SPECIAL AIR SERVICE REGIMENT
April 1966 - October 1971
One Squadron Special Air Service
1967- 1968
1970- 1971
Two Squadron Special Air Service
1968- 1969
1971
Three Squadron Special Air Service
1966- 1967
1969- 1970
AUSTRALIAN ARMY AVIATION CORPS
161 Reconnaissance Flight 14th September 1965 - 8 March 1972
161 (Independent) Reconnaissance Flight
AUSTRALIAN INTELLIGENCE CORPS
Detachment 1 Division Intelligence Unit 15 May 1966 - 2
October 1971
1 Psychological Operations Unit
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS (RAASC)
Bien Hoa
RAASC Detachment 1965
Vung Tau
HQ 1 Company RAASC (1966-67)
1 Transport Platoon RAASC (April 1966 - July 1967)
87 Transport Platoon RAASC (April 1966 - July 1967)
Detachment 276 AD Company (April 1966 - May 1967)
Detachment 1 Division Postal Unit (April 1966 - November
1967)
HQ S Company RAASC (March 1967 - March 1972)
2 Transport Platoon (April 1967 - November 1970)
85 Transport Platoon (Tipper) (March 1967 - September 1971)
86 Transport Platoon (January 1967 - March 1972)
Saigon
Detachment 1 Comm Z Postal Unit (October 1966 - February
1972)
Nui Dat
HQ 26 Company RAASC (November 1969 - June 1971)
85 Transport Platoon (March 1967 - September 1971)
Elm 176 AD Company (June 1967 - November 1971)
Elm 1 Comm Z Postal Unit (1967 - June 196B)
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL CORPS (RAAMC)
1 Australian Field Hospital (13 November 1967 - 14 December
1971)
2 Field Ambulance (1 April 1966 - 5 July 1967)
8 Field Ambulance (2 March 1967 - 12 March 1972)
Detachment 1 Field Medical/Dental Unit (20 November 1967 -
25 November
1971)
Detachment 1 Field Medical/Dental Equipment Detachment (20
November
1967 - 25 November 1971)
Detachment 1 Field Hygiene Company (5 December 1967 - 12
March 1972)
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY DENTAL CORPS
33 Dental Unit May 1966 - March 1972
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING CORPS
5 May 1967 - 25 Nov. 1971
43 members of the RAANC served in Vietnam with 1st
Australian Field
Hospital and 8th Field Ambulance
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS
HQ 2 Company Ordnance Depot (Type A) (1 April 1966 - 15
November 1967)
- redesignated 2 AOD includes the following subunits:
13 Ordnance Supply Control Platoon
16 Ordnance Vehicle Platoon
14 Ordnance Stores Platoon
18 Ordnance Depot Laundry and Bath Section
15 Ordnance Ammunition Platoon
19 Ordnance Supply Control Platoon
20 Ordnance Stores Platoon (9 January 1967)
2 Advanced Ordnance Depot (includes subunits listed above,
16 November
1967 - 12 March 1972)
1 Independent Armoured Sqn Workshop stores Section
(redesignated, 29
January - 2 February 1968)
101 Field Workshop Stores Section (1 April 1966 - 5 July
1067)
102 Field Workshop Stores Section (2 March 1967 - 12 March
1972)
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
(1965-1971)
Detachment 131 Div Loc Bty Workshop
1 Field Squadron Workshop
106 Field Workshop (Type A)
1 TF Headquarter Light Aid Detachment (LAD)
Detachment 1 APC Squadron Light Aid Detachment
Detachment A Squadron 3 Cavalry Regiment (LAD)
A Squadron 3 Cavalry Regiment Light Aid Detachment
B Squadron 3 Cavalry Regiment Light Aid Detachment
A Squadron 1 Armoured Regiment Light Aid Detachment
C Squadron 1 Armoured Regiment Light Aid Detachment
1 Field Regiment Light Aid Detachment
4 Field Regiment Light Aid Detachment
12 field Regiment Light Aid Detachment
I Independent Armoured Squadron Workshop
1 Armoured Squadron Workshop
17 Construction Squadron Workshop
Detachment l Division ST Workshop
5 Company RAASC Workshop
101 Field Workshop (Type A)
102 Field Workshop (Type B)
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