1st Australian Logistic Support Group

The 1st Australian Logistic Support Group (1 ALSG) was a ground support unit of the Australian Army during the Vietnam War located at the 1st Australian Support Compound in Vũng Tàu. 1 ALSG commanded logistic support units to all Australian forces in South Vietnam and was composed of engineer, transport, ordnance, medical and service corps units.[1] The unit was initially formed in 1965 as the Australian Logistic Support Company to support the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment at the Bien Hoa Air Base, and was redesignated as 1 ALSG in April 1966 following the formation of the 1st Australian Task Force as the Australian commitment in Vietnam expanded.[2]

Organisation

  • Headquarters 1 ALSG
    • 17 Construction Squadron
    • 1,3 and 32 Small Ships Troops
    • 87 Transport Platoon
    • 21 Supply Platoon
    • Detachment 176 Air Dispatch Company
    • 2 Field Ambulance (later replaced by 8 Field Ambulance)
    • 101 Field Workshop
    • Detachment 1st Division Postal Unit
    • 1st Australian Rest and Convalescence Centre[1]
    • 110 Signal Squadron

Notes

  1. ^ a b Palazzo 2006, p. 45.
  2. ^ "Australian Order of Battle for Vietnam 1962–1972". Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia. Retrieved 21 October 2011.

References

  • Palazzo, Albert (2006). Australian Military Operations in Vietnam. Australian Army Campaigns Series. Vol. 3. Canberra: Army History Unit. ISBN 1876439106.