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2014

FSPB Coral

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Historia Pha Newsletter, Mark Jamieson Nov 2014

Historia Pha Newsletter, Mark Jamieson

Mark Jamieson

The article is a short piece on the battle for Fire Support Patrol Base Coral, 12 May to 6 June 1968 South Vietnam, and the importance of remembering the battles fought by our service personnel.


Fire Support Patrol Base (Fspb) Coral Remembered, Mark Jamieson Nov 2014

Fire Support Patrol Base (Fspb) Coral Remembered, Mark Jamieson

Mark Jamieson

This article provides the soldiers a voice and offers an insight into what the gunners and mortarmen remember about FSPB Coral. It examines four key point of the battle: intelligence provided to the units, the positioning of the gun batteries, two Final Preventative Fire tasks, and the use of splintex. The soldiers’ memories are at odds with the version put forward in the Official History.


Our Guys Were Very Good. We Were A Very Capable Battery, In Fact We Were An Arrogant Bunch. We Were Good, Mark Jamieson Jun 2014

Our Guys Were Very Good. We Were A Very Capable Battery, In Fact We Were An Arrogant Bunch. We Were Good, Mark Jamieson

Mark Jamieson

This thesis provides an account of the role played by seven veterans who fought in the Battle for Fire Support Patrol Base (FSPB) Coral, 12 May to 6 June 1968, in South Vietnam. The veterans interviewed are from 102 Field Battery Royal Australian Artillery and the First Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) Mortar Platoon. The veterans’ memories challenge the account given in On the Offensive: The Australian Army in the Vietnam War 1967-1968, the Official History series devoted to the Vietnam War. They believe the Official History is incorrect when it comes to four main matters: the intelligence provided to …


Our Guys Were Very Good. We Were A Very Capable Battery, In Fact We Were An Arrogant Bunch. We Were Good. Fire Support Patrol Base Coral 12 May To 6 June 1968, South Vietnam., Mark Jamieson Apr 2014

Our Guys Were Very Good. We Were A Very Capable Battery, In Fact We Were An Arrogant Bunch. We Were Good. Fire Support Patrol Base Coral 12 May To 6 June 1968, South Vietnam., Mark Jamieson

Mark Jamieson

This thesis provides an account of the role played by seven veterans who fought in the Battle for Fire Support Patrol Base (FSPB) Coral, 12 May to 6 June 1968, in South Vietnam. The veterans interviewed are from 102 Field Battery Royal Australian Artillery and the First Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) Mortar Platoon. The veterans’ memories challenge the account given in On the Offensive: The Australian Army in the Vietnam War 1967-1968, the Official History series devoted to the Vietnam War. They believe the Official History is incorrect when it comes to four main matters: the intelligence provided to …