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Old 28-01-09, 03:30 AM
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Default Australian Army Training Team Vietnam - badges!

Since the AATTV were mostly infantry I thought I'd create this post here. As ChrisR mentioned in the 1st Commando Coy thread, they wore many different badges from their own regimental/corps badges from before their posting to the AATTV to the unofficial AATTV hat badge and even South Vietnamese insignia.

So I thought I'd create a thread to post pictures of AATTV members wearing their assorted badges and patches! I'll post some pictures here later tonight.

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Here is a website on the subject.You will find a list of those who served in VN.
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Old 29-01-09, 08:16 AM
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Unofficial AATTV hat badge on beret.



Worn in Vietnam by 335119 Major David Edward Holford when he was a member of the Australian Army Training Team (AATTV), Vietnam. Major Holford served with Headquarters, 1 Australian Task Force from 4 May 1966 to 31 May 1967 and with the AATTV from 4 June 1972 to 20 December 1972. During his second tour, Major Holford acted as Supervisor of Training. When the AATTV was finally withdrawn from Vietnam, the then Commanding Officer, 337629 Lieutenant Colonel Peter Johnston returned to Australia earlier than the remainder of the Team, so as second in command it was Major Holford's duty to organise their withdrawal from Van Kiep and his 'dubious honour' to disband the unit on its return to Australia. He wore the unofficial AATTV beret and badge during his latter service at the Jungle Warfare Training Centre, Phuoc Tuy Province. The green beret and badge was adopted in 1971 when the Australian advisors were consolidating in the province.

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Old 29-01-09, 08:24 AM
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Keith Payne , VC circa September, 1969

Note the Royal Australian Regiment hat badge on his beret (and the 5th Special Forces Group patch behind it).

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Old 29-01-09, 08:27 AM
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Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. February 1972. Warrant Officer class 2 Des Cochrane of Virgina, Qld (right), a member of the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV), instructs a Vietnamese student in weapon handling during a course run by the Australians at the Jungle Warfare Training Centre at Van Kiep, on the outskirts of Baria the capital of Phuoc Tuy Province.
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Ray Simpson, VC wearing the Commando Company hat badge.

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A fake AATTV patch on ebay - link.

I believe most of his items are modern day reproductions out of Ho Chi Minh City.

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hi mick,

dont know if you have seen this site before but has a section on the AATTV.
hope this may be a help to you

http://www.specialforcesroh.com/brow...viewc&catid=10

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Interesting site.

Mind you, I still don't agree with the AATTV being put into the same special forces category as the SASR or Commandos.

Their role was somewhat different to classic SF roles.

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Mick, have you got anything about James 'Jimmy' Harrower. A bloke I worked closely with when he was a PSI with 10LH back in the 1950's, and who was a role model for me. I was deeply saddened when, on joining RAACA I read of his death.

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No mate - unfortunately not.

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