The 1st Australian Logistic Support Group (1 ALSG) was a ground support unit of the
Australian Army
The Australian Army is the principal land warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. The Army is commanded by the Chief of Army (CA), wh ...
during the
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War (also known by other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vietnam a ...
located at the
1st Australian Support Compound in
Vũng Tàu
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. 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. The unit was initially formed in 1965 as the ''Australian Logistic Support Company'' to support the
1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, and was redesignated as 1 ALSG in April 1966 following the deployment of the
1st Australian Task Force as the Australian commitment in Vietnam expanded.
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
** 104 Signal Squadron
Notes
References
*{{cite book, last=Palazzo, first=Albert, title=Australian Military Operations in Vietnam, series=Australian Army Campaigns Series, volume=3, publisher=Army History Unit, location=Canberra, year=2006, isbn=1876439106
Ad hoc units and formations of Australia
Military units and formations of Australia in the Vietnam War
Military logistics units and formations of the Australian Army