Long Tan doll

Toy

Dolls for medals

Dolls like this were awarded to Australian servicemen to recognise their stand against the Viet Cong in the Battle of Long Tan. The Australian government informed the South Vietnamese government that their personnel could not accept medals from a foreign government. Therefore, Long Tan dolls were awarded in recognition of valour, instead of medals.

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Merredin Military Museum

Commemorating the armed services

For military buffs, this place has an interesting collection of items from World War I to the Vietnam War. You won't be able to miss ‘Huey’ an Iroquois UH-1H and the Kiowa, two Vietnam War era...

Address:

Great Eastern Highway
Merredin WA 6415
Australia

Tel:

(08) 9041 1505

Email:

merredinmilitarymuseum@gmail.com

Open Hours

7 days a week 10am - 3pm

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Signed RAAF flag

Lower the flag one last time

A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Munitions depot, including 40 ‘igloo’ concrete bunkers, was built at Nokaning, 18 kms northwest of Merredin. This is the original RAAF flag which flew at the depot...

Munitions

The toy room

A full room is dedicated to munitions and armoury, providing a different journey through the history of armed conflicts. You will find many armour-piercing projectiles and defused bombs from WWII to...