VADM Sir Roy Russell Dowling, KCVO, KBE, CB, CBE, DSO, died in Canberra.
HMAS Brisbane arrived at Vung Tau for her first tour of duty in Vietnam. She was in action against the Viet Cong in the Mekong Delta that night.
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Preserving Australia's Naval History
VADM Sir Roy Russell Dowling, KCVO, KBE, CB, CBE, DSO, died in Canberra.
HMAS Brisbane arrived at Vung Tau for her first tour of duty in Vietnam. She was in action against the Viet Cong in the Mekong Delta that night.