| Company History |
ACTIVATION (October 1967)
In October the New Zealand Government decided to deploy a second rifle
company group to South Vietnam. This company was formed, in Malaysia,
within the 1st Battalion Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment under the interim
command of its second - in - command, Captain B.D. Sinclair. On November
14 Major P.G. Hotop arrived from New Zealand to assume command. The
company group including a motar section and an assault pioneer section,
conducted preparatory training, assisted by 1RNZIR, from Terendak Camp in
Malacca.
In October the New Zealand Government decided to deploy a second rifle
company group to South Vietnam. This company was formed, in Malaysia,
within the 1st Battalion Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment under the interim
command of its second - in - command, Captain B.D. Sinclair. On November
14 Major P.G. Hotop arrived from New Zealand to assume command. The
company group including a motar section and an assault pioneer section,
conducted preparatory training, assisted by 1RNZIR, from Terendak Camp in
Malacca.
DEPLOYMENT (16/17 December 1967)
On 20 November 1967 the company Advance Party deployed to Nui Dat, South
Vietnam to join the 1st Australian Task Force and was placed under the
command of the 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment together with the
other New Zealand company (V Company). This combined Battalion officially
became The Anzac Battalion on 1 March 1968. The remainder of the company
now called W Company, deployed by royal New Zealand Hercules from
Singapore to the coastal town of Vung Tau and after a move by road
convoywas complete in Nui Dat on 17 December 1967. The company then set
about establishing its new company lines and conducted some familiarisation
training. Fortunately, the company had "internal lines" within the other
companies, so had no perimiter post resposibilities except to fill the gaps when
any company lacked the manpower to guard their area at night because of other
operational commitments
On 20 November 1967 the company Advance Party deployed to Nui Dat, South
Vietnam to join the 1st Australian Task Force and was placed under the
command of the 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment together with the
other New Zealand company (V Company). This combined Battalion officially
became The Anzac Battalion on 1 March 1968. The remainder of the company
now called W Company, deployed by royal New Zealand Hercules from
Singapore to the coastal town of Vung Tau and after a move by road
convoywas complete in Nui Dat on 17 December 1967. The company then set
about establishing its new company lines and conducted some familiarisation
training. Fortunately, the company had "internal lines" within the other
companies, so had no perimiter post resposibilities except to fill the gaps when
any company lacked the manpower to guard their area at night because of other
operational commitments
BATTALION CHANGEOVER (2 June 1968)
On 1 June 4RAR began arriving in Vung Tau and on 2 June V and W
Companies came under command, thus forming 4RAR/NZ (ANZAC)
Battalion. W Company continued local patroling in the Nui Dat area.
On 1 June 4RAR began arriving in Vung Tau and on 2 June V and W
Companies came under command, thus forming 4RAR/NZ (ANZAC)
Battalion. W Company continued local patroling in the Nui Dat area.
RETURN TO 1RNZIR (15 November 1968)
On 14 and 15 November W Company was relieved by W2 Company and then
flew out by Royal New Zealand Air Force Hercules aircraft from Vung Tau to
Singapore. Most of the Company then returned to New Zealand and those that
remained went to the Cameron Highlands for a well earned rest.
On 14 and 15 November W Company was relieved by W2 Company and then
flew out by Royal New Zealand Air Force Hercules aircraft from Vung Tau to
Singapore. Most of the Company then returned to New Zealand and those that
remained went to the Cameron Highlands for a well earned rest.
CLICK on the Operation to get a brief of what happened
