CPO Albert Victor Rasleigh was awarded the BEM, and LS Jeffrey Lynden Garrett was MID, for gallantry while serving in RAN Clearance Diving Team 3 at Vung Tau, Vietnam. The divers were members of a team which removed a 27kg explosive charge from the hull of a ship, and captured the Viet Cong divers responsible for placing the charges. It was the first action in which Australian naval personnel were engaged in underwater combat.