Victor 4 Company 6 RAR/NZ - August 1969 Monthly Activity Report

V4COY
Victor 4 Company 6 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion

Monthly Activity Report - August 1969

V Coy
6 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Bn
Nui Dat
5th September 1969

GENERAL

1. During the reporting period the Coy has been employed as follows:-

1 - 14 Aug	OP MUNDINGBURRA
14 - 22 Aug	Nui Dat
15, 18, & 22 Aug	Nui Dat Reaction Coy
23 - 25 Aug	Standown at Beach Annex
	1 ALSG Vung Tau
26 - 28 Aug	OP TEKAPO
29 Aug	OP BURNHAM

'G ' MATTERS

2. On 1 Aug V Coy were redeployed, as part of OP MUNDINGBURRA, into the HOI MAI, LONG PHOUC HAI area.

3. On 2 Aug V Coy detonated an M26 Grenade and a 60mm Mortar resulting in1 NZ KIA and 5 NZ WIA.

4. The main tasks on this OP were pacification and local village defence with the following recovered:-

26 M16 Mines

1 M36 Grenades

7 M26 Grenades

23 60mm Mortar rounds

1 82mm Mortar round

1 M72 round

3 Claymores

5. On 26 Aug the Coy deployed by APC on OP TEKAPO into AO NGAPUHI in the Courney rubber. There were a few enemy sightings with no results although fourteen transient rubber tappers were detained and 300 sheets of corrugated iron were recovered.

6. On the 29th Aug the Coy deployed by chopper on OP BURNHAM into the FIRESTONE and BRIMSTONE trail area as protection for US Land Clearing teams.

'A' MATTERS

7. Discipline. During the reporting period there have been 3 OC's Orders and 2 CO's. Two soldiers were given detention.

8. Manning.

Strength decreases:

43109	Pte	O'Kane	TPM	Medevaced
679989	Pte	Perry	WC	Medevaced
42116	Pte	Turnbull	MJ	KIA

Strength Increases:

43080	Pte	Andrews	DJ	MI from ARU
43651	Pte	Paenga	TW	MI from ARU
43131	Pte	Rameka	STA	MI from ARU

9. Leave:

4 soldiers R & R to Singapore
1 soldier R & R to Hong Kong
14 soldiers R & C to Singapore
2 soldiers R & C to Vung Tau

10. Medical:

During the reporting period :-

a. Two soldiers were medevaced.
b. One soldier was KIA.
c. Eleven soldiers admitted to hospital.
d. Complete Coy dental check 17 Aug.
e. A summary of the weekly health Sates is as follows:-

Skin diseases reoccurring 20
Boils 7
Prickly Heat 3
Diarrhea 30
All other diseases 10

11. Visits. Whilst in VUNG TAU the Coy received a visit from Brigg GURR,Commander of 28 Comwel Inf Brigade.

12. An MPC conversion was effected on the 11 Aug.

'Q' MATTERS

Nill

Beattie for

(L.J. LYNCH)
Major
Officer Commanding
V Coy,
6 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Bn