45th anniversary of Long Tan

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Didn't se ya in the Falklands

Didn't the Australians and New Zealanders send some ships to release British warships from their patrol stations for Operation Corporate?

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Didn't the Australians and New Zealanders send some ships to release British warships from their patrol stations for Operation Corporate?

They did indeed. They covered us in the Indian Ocean while our usual ships went over to the Falklands.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Didn't the Australians and New Zealanders send some ships to release British warships from their patrol stations for Operation Corporate?

I know NZ did but can't honestly recall whether Australia did or not but without researching the subject I suspect they would have also.

[Sailor Steve]

My Vietnam memories include wonderful moments like this.

[TarJak]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Didn't se ya in the Falklands

That's why I wrote ALMOST! There were no Australian units involved in the Falklands, although I remember reading somewhere that there were a small number of individual Australian servicemen on exchange with the SAS, RAF and RN who may have been in the vicinity.

Originally Posted by Oberon

I believe there were some Brits in Nam as well, although it's a murky area. I've heard rumours of SAS and Marine involvement, but it's a real murky bit, I think many of them were there unofficially and the official record was that they were no longer members of the SAS, or were on training with the Aussies.

Much the same There has and still is a long standing tradition of exchange programs across the services where individuals will spend time with each others units. They get integrated so would not show as distinct units in any records of the conflict.

Originally Posted by jimbuna

I know NZ did but can't honestly recall whether Australia did or not but without researching the subject I suspect they would have also.

The RAN did much heavier deployments into the Indian Ocean during 1982 that previous years. HMAS Perth was sent there for 5 months which for that ship was unusual. The usual deployment was around a month. HMAS Swan and Yarra were deployed into SEAsia for about 3 months in August 1982 which again was unusual as mot deployments were for only a month or two prior to that peroid.

There were quite a few HMAS involved in Vietnam as well right through the conflict.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by TarJak

That's why I wrote ALMOST! There were no Australian units involved in the Falklands, although I remember reading somewhere that there were a small number of individual Australian servicemen on exchange with the SAS, RAF and RN who may have been in the vicinity.

Much the same There has and still is a long standing tradition of exchange programs across the services where individuals will spend time with each others units. They get integrated so would not show as distinct units in any records of the conflict.


The RAN did much heavier deployments into the Indian Ocean during 1982 that previous years. HMAS Perth was sent there for 5 months which for that ship was unusual. The usual deployment was around a month. HMAS Swan and Yarra were deployed into SEAsia for about 3 months in August 1982 which again was unusual as mot deployments were for only a month or two prior to that peroid.

There were quite a few HMAS involved in Vietnam as well right through the conflict.

No sweat...you supported the motherland....much kudos to you mongrels