Defence & Employment PlatoonPrint Page 
The plaque commemorates those who died in service or were killed in action while serving with the Defence and Employment Platoon of Headquarters Company, 1st Australian Task Force in South Vietnam.
The Platoon was the longest continually serving Infantry platoon in South Vietnam, being continually reinforced through the 1st Australian Reinforcement Unit, and was only removed from the Order of Battle when the 1st Australian Task Force withdrew from Nui Dat to Vung Tau in late 1971.
Australia's military involvement in the Vietnam War began with the arrival of the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) in South Vietnam during July and August 1962. Australia's participation in the war was formally declared at an end when the Governor-General issued a proclamation on 11 January 1973.
However, the end-date of Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War has officially been amended to 29 April 1975 to reflect Australia’s further involvement in the war during the fall of Saigon in 1975. The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Australian War Memorial, in Canberra now recognise this new date.
Location
| Address: | 25 Veterans Drive, National Vietnam Veterans Museum, Garden of Reflection, Newhaven , 3925 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -38.521033 Long: 145.324317 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | Vietnam |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1966 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1971 |
Dedication
HQ 1ATFV
D & E Platoon Assoc.
Hawk Force
Nui - Dat
South Vietnam
1966 - 1971
In memory of our fallen
