ALBUM 26 - 110 Signal Squadron

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110 Sig Sqn
26-1.  110 Sig Sqn beach trip with the Orphans from    Dong Chau Orphanage.   Photo supplied by Norm Jones [1969]

110 Sig Sqn
26-2.   110 Sig Sqn beach trip with the Orphans from  Dong Chau Orphanage.   Photo supplied by Norm Jones [1969]

110 Sig Sqn
26-3. L-R Terry Walsh, Unknown and Terry Sullivan.  Photo supplied by Terence Walsh [1968]

110 Sig Sqn
26-4.  Liney's from Hut 2, Vung Tau.  Photo supplied by David Roach [1971]

110 Sig Sqn
26-5.  Unknown group having drink(s) at the Sandbaggers Inn - 110 Sig Sqn OR's Club at 1ALSG, Vung Tau.   Photo supplied by Terence Walsh [1968]

110 Sig Sqn
26-6. Unknown group having drink(s) at the Sandbaggers Inn - 110 Sig Sqn OR's Club at 1ALSG, Vung Tau.   Photo supplied by Terence Walsh [1968]

110 Sig Sqn
26-7.  Bill Butterworth in Vung Tau with a Vietnamese trying to sell something and may knock of his watch!  Lambretta waiting for a fare!  Photo supplied by Terence Walsh [1968]

110 Sig Sqn
26-8.  Street of Bars, Vung Tau.  Very popular Street for the Troops.  Photo supplied by Terence Walsh [1968]

110 Sig Sqn
26-9.  The Flags, Vung Tau.  Very popular meeting place.   Photo supplied by Terence Walsh [1968]

110 Sig Sqn
26-10.  RAAF De Hayilland DH-4A Caribou AKA
"Wallaby Airlines". While the aircraft did many tasks, one daily task was from Vung Tau to Nui Dat to Saigon, returning the same way picking up Troops and whatever.  The Caribou would also have a 110 Sig Sqn member doing the classified document pickup/deliveries to each base, as part of the Signals provided Air Delivery Service (ADS).  Photo supplied by Terence Walsh [1968]

110 Sig Sqn
26-11.   110 Sig Sqn, Vung Tau on Logan's Hill (Sand Ridge).  Photo looking across Sqn HQ (Left) to VC Hill.  Photo supplied by Terence Walsh [1968]

Comment:  Under the flag pole was a plaque honouring Barry Logan, 145 Sig Sqn, KIA on the  28 March 1967 "Lest we Forget" 

110 Sig Sqn
26-12. Vung Tau.
 L-R Bill Butterworth, Wayne Brown, Colin Jones and Terry Walsh.    Photo supplied by Terence Walsh [1968]

110 Sig Sqn
26-13.  110 Sig Sqn members enjoying the unit welfare fund provided boat "Jimmy" in the waters of Vung Tau.  Photo supplied by Terence Walsh [1968]

Comment:  Terrence "Terry" Walsh had a Australian boat licence and was the early boat driver until 'Coxwains" courses were held to train other unit members.

110 Sig Sqn
26-14.  110 Sig Sqn members enjoying the unit welfare provided boat "Jimmy" in the waters of Vung Tau.   Photo supplied by Terence Walsh [1968]

Comment:  Major Ramsay (OC, 110 Sig Sqn) was injured testing the boat in late Oct 1969 when the propeller badly gashed his left leg.  He was Medivac to Australa for 4 months. Major Lemon took command of the Sqn from Nov 69 to Feb 70 while Major Ramsay recovered.

110 Sig Sqn
26-15.  Michael 'Mitch' Mitchell (110 Cook) with the Orphans at the 1967 Xmas Party.  Photo supplied by Terence Walsh [1968]

110 Sig Sqn
26-16. L-R (Rear) Terry Walsh and Clifford Strahan with the Orphans at the 1967 Xmas Party.  Photo supplied by Terence Walsh [1968]

110 Sig Sqn
26-17.  110 Sig Sqn touring on the Vung Tau coast road near the President's summer place.  L-R Unknown, Unknown, Martyn Jones, Unknown and Unknown.    Photo supplied by Terence Walsh [1968]

110 Sig Sqn
26-18.   L-R Colin Jones, Unknown and Unknown.  Photo supplied by Terence Walsh [1968]

110 Sig Sqn
26-19.  Grraem Haywood working a AN/GRC-106 HF Radio.   Photo supplied by Graeme Harwood [1969]

110 Sig Sqn
26-20. Graeme Harwood.  Photo supplied by Graeme Harwood [1969]

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