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Royal Australian Army Service Corps VietnamPrint Page 
The plaque commemorates the personnel who served with the Royal Australian Army Service Corps (RAASC) between 1965 and 1972 during the Vietnam War. The plaque location is indicated by the red poppy in the second image.
The corps provided two Company Headquarters, three transport Platoons, two supply platoons, one petroleum platoon, a detachment from 176 Air Despatch Company, along with administration units that included 1 Comm Z Postal, AFV Cash Offices and support to HQ AFV, HQ 1 ALSG and HQ 1 ATF during the Australian Committment to South Vietnam (1965 - 1972).
On the 31st May 1973 the Corps ceased to exist and the responsibilities of road, transport, air dispatch and postal functions were handed over to the Royal Australian Corps of Transport (RACT) who were formed on the 1st June 1973.
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: | Fairbairn & Limestone Avenues, Australian War Memorial Sculpture Garden, Campbell, 2612 |
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| State: | ACT |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -35.279626 Long: 149.147118 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | Vietnam |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1965 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1972 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Monday 22nd March, 2010 |
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ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS
(RAASC)
VIETNAM 1965-1972
Par Oneri - Equal to the task
Bien Hoa Vung Tau Nui Dat Saigon
1 Company Headquarters - 5 Company Headquarters - 26 Company Headquarters - 176 Air Dispatch (Detachment) - 8 Petroleum Platoon - 1 Division Postal Unit - 1 Communications Zone Postal Unit (Detachment) - 21 Supply Platoon - 25 Supply Platoon - 32 Supply Platoon (Detachment) - 1 Transport Platoon - 2 Transport Platoon - 85 Transport Platoon - 86 Transport Platoon - 87 Transport Platoon and all other RAASC members in non-corps units.
In memory of those RAASC members who served
