5th and 7th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment Vietnam War Memorial, Holsworthy Middle Image 0 / 0 - Prev Next Description / Background Three large bush rocks surrounded by with white pebbles inside a concrete border. Each rock bears two plaques with a dedication to a different area of the 5/7 Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) Battalion: Left is to 5 RAR 'The Tigers' Middle is to the 5/7 battalion 'Mechanized' Right is to 7 RAR Notes: All those not listed as having been killed while on training are shown as 'Killed in Action' (KIA) on the memorial. The different codes listed below are based on information from the Australian War Memorials' Roll of Honour. The entry for B. P. Watson is given as B. F. Watson on the memorial. The spelling below is taken from information on the Australian War Memorial's Roll of Honour. The memorial is located inside the Holsworthy Military Base. Inscription Left plaques 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment 'The Tigers'. 1 March 1965. Raised at Holsworthy from 1RAR (pent) April 1966 to March 1967. Active Service - South Vietnam 29 October 1967. Received Queen's and Regimental Colour - Holsworthy January 1969 to March 1970. 3rd December 1973. Linked with 7RAR to form 5/7 RAR. [Names killed in action] Middle plaques 5th/7th Battalion, (Mechanized) The Royal Australian Regiment. 3rd December 1973 5 RAR and 7 RAR Linked to form 5/7 RAR 12 January 1976. 5/7 RAR began Mechanized Trails 6 June 1984. Full Mechanization of 5/7 RAR October 1998 to March 1999. 5/7 RAR (MECH) Relocated from Torruk Lines, Holsworthy to Binh Ba Lines, Robertson Barracks, Darwin. 'We Will Remember them' [Names died while training] Right plaques 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment. 1 September 1965 Raised at Puckapunyal, Victoria April 1967 to March 1968. Active Service - South Viet Nam 6 October 1968. Received Queen's and regimental Colours – Holsworthy March 1970 to February 1971. Active Service - South Viet Nam 3 December 1973. Linked with 5RAR to form 5/7 RAR. [Names killed in action] Related memorials 1st Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment Vietnam War Memorial, Holsworthy 2nd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment Memorial, Holsworthy 12th and 19th Training Battalions Army National Service Memorial, Holsworthy Veterans listed on this memorial Veterans listed on this memorial Sort by Family nameGiven nameWar Order AscDesc Items per page 1050100- All - Apply Last held rank Given name Family name Conflict/s Service No. Service Campaign Read more Pte S W Dickson Vietnam Army view Pte A Drummond Vietnam Army view Pte M R Dufty Vietnam Army view Pte B E Fallon Vietnam Army view Pte L T Farren Vietnam Army view Cpl G G Gilbert Vietnam Army view Lcpl G B Green Vietnam Army view Lcpl E Halkyard Vietnam Army view Pte B A Harstad Vietnam Army view Pte N V G Hawker Vietnam Army view Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … Next › Next page Last » Last page Do you know more about this war Memorial? Click here to learn how you can contribute Sidebar Address Holsworthy Military Base Main Entry Gate Heathcote Road Holsworthy NSW 2173 Local Government Area Liverpool, City of Setting Garden/park Memorial type Board/roll/plaque/tablet Recorded by Ms. Jane Williamson and Mrs. Janice Williams Year of construction 1998 Dedication date 12 May 1998 Conflict/s Vietnam War, 1962–75