Vietnam ANZAC Tour for Veteran Families – March 2025

It was our honor to host Vietnam ANZAC Tour for Australian - New Zealand veteran families who visit Vietnam years after the war. To keep their memories, AN Tours Vietnam will list the veteran families who have done the Battle of Long Tan Tour - Nui Dat with us.
Vietnam ANZAC Tour for Veteran Families - March 2025
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TREVOR THOMAS LOWE's Family

Name: TREVOR THOMAS LOWE

Rank: Sergeant

Service Number: 54283

Service Time in Vietnam: 1968-1972

Born: Kellerberrin, Western Australia – 9 November 1942

Military Unit: 2 Troop, C Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment (1AR) – B Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment (1AR) – A Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment (3 CAV), Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC)

His family – Brooke Lowe did the Battle of Long Tan Tour: Journey of Past & Present with AN Tours Vietnam on 30/10/2024.

TREVOR THOMAS LOWE - Vietnam ANZAC Veteran
TREVOR THOMAS LOWE - Vietnam ANZAC Veteran
Brooke Lowe - Long Tan Nui Dat Tour on 30th October 2024
Brooke Lowe - Long Tan Nui Dat Tour on 30th October 2024

BRIAN HALLS's Family

Name: BRIAN HALLS

Rank: Corporal

Service Number: 1730953

Service time in Vietnam: 1966-1970

Born: 2 February 1945

Military Unit: 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (6 RAR)

His family – Chris Cooper did the Long Tan – Nui Dat with AN Tours Vietnam on 02/12/2024.

Chris Cooper did the Long Tan - Nui Dat with AN Tours Vietnam on 2nd December 2024
Chris Cooper did the Long Tan - Nui Dat with AN Tours Vietnam on 2nd December 2024

STANLEY BUCKHAM's Family

Name: STANLEY BUCKHAM

Rank: Warrant Officer

Service Number: A2359

Service Time in Vietnam: 1965-1968

Born: Waterloo, New South Wales, Australia – 24 May 1924

Military Unit: RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam & No. 35 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)

His family – Stanley Buckham Jr. and Cheryl Buckham did the Long Tan – Nui Dat with AN Tours Vietnam on 23/12/2024.

Stanley Buckham and his wife Anhchien and children Stanley 17 yo Anne 14 yo
Stanley Buckham and his wife Anhchien and children Stanley 17 yo Anne 14 yo
Stanley Buckham Jr. and Cheryl Buckham did the Long Tan - Nui Dat with AN Tours Vietnam on 23th December 2024
Stanley Buckham Jr. and Cheryl Buckham did the Long Tan - Nui Dat with AN Tours Vietnam on 23th December 2024

BARRY JAMES ARNOLD's Family

Name: BARRY JAMES ARNOLD

Rank: Lance Corporal

Service Number: 1733755

Service time in Vietnam: 1968-1969

Born: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia – 10 March 1945

Military Unit: 17th Construction Squadron – 3rd Field Squadron – 55 Engineer Workshop and Park Squadron (55 EWPS), Royal Australian Engineers (RAE)

His family – Karen Barber and her daughter did the Long Tan – Nui Dat with AN Tours Vietnam on 12/02/2025.

BARRY JAMES ARNOLD - Vietnam ANZAC Veteran
BARRY JAMES ARNOLD - Vietnam ANZAC Veteran
Karen Barber and her daughter did the Long Tan - Nui Dat with AN Tours Vietnam on 12th February 2025
Karen Barber and her daughter did the Long Tan - Nui Dat with AN Tours Vietnam on 12th February 2025

ALLYN KINGSLEY PHENNA's Family

Name: ALLYN KINGSLEY PHENNA

Rank: Lance Corporal

Service Number: 58841

Service time in Vietnam: 1970-1971

Born: Perth, Western Australia – 14 March 1947

Military Unit: 1st Australian Task Force Light Aid Detachment (1ATF LAD), Royal Corps of Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RAEME)

His family – Mark Phenna did the Long Tan – Nui Dat with AN Tours Vietnam on 17/02/2025.

ALLYN KINGSLEY PHENNA - Vietnam ANZAC Veteran
ALLYN KINGSLEY PHENNA - Vietnam ANZAC Veteran
Mark Phenna did the Long Tan - Nui Dat with AN Tours Vietnam on 17th February 2025
Mark Phenna did the Long Tan - Nui Dat with AN Tours Vietnam on 17th February 2025

JAMES MAITLAND COPELAND's Family

Name: JAMES MAITLAND COPELAND

Rank: Sergeant

Service Number: A55373

Service time in Vietnam: 1969-1970

Born: Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England – 29 May 1929

Military Unit: No. 1 Operational Support Unit (1OSU), Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)

His family – Jamie Copeland did the Long Tan – Nui Dat with AN Tours Vietnam on 27/02/2025.

JAMES MAITLAND COPELAND - Vietnam ANZAC Veteran
JAMES MAITLAND COPELAND - Vietnam ANZAC Veteran

WAYNE THOMAS KIEHNE's Family

Name: WAYNE THOMAS KIEHNE

Rank: Lance Corporal

Service Number: 2794001

Service time in Vietnam: 1970-1971

Born: Warialda, New South Wales, Australia – 1 March 1949

Military Unit: 55 Engineer Workshop and Park Squadron (55 EWPS), Royal Australian Engineers (RAE)

His family – Clare Adams did the Long Tan – Nui Dat with AN Tours Vietnam on 18/03/2025.

WAYNE THOMAS KIEHNE - Vietnam ANZAC Veteran
WAYNE THOMAS KIEHNE - Vietnam ANZAC Veteran
Clare Adams did the Long Tan - Nui Dat with AN Tours Vietnam on 18th March 2025
Clare Adams did the Long Tan - Nui Dat with AN Tours Vietnam on 18th March 2025

PETER JAMES MAHER's Family

Name: PETER JAMES MAHER

Rank: Private

Service Number: 3787491

Service time in Vietnam: 1967

Born: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia – 25 January 1945

Military Unit: 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (7 RAR)

His family – Alan Maher did the Long Tan – Nui Dat with AN Tours Vietnam on 19/03/2025.

PETER JAMES MAHER - Vietnam ANZAC Veteran
PETER JAMES MAHER - Vietnam ANZAC Veteran
Alan Maher did the Long Tan - Nui Dat with AN Tours Vietnam on 19th March 2025
Alan Maher did the Long Tan - Nui Dat with AN Tours Vietnam on 19th March 2025

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