About 8,000 Australian servicemen fought in the Vietnam War. Approximately 600 were killed there.
Many came by plane and were sponsored by the Australian government as refugees that were not able for political and other reasons to continue living in Vietnam some came here after escaping persecution in Vietnam on boats that were eventually intercepted by the Australian navy and custom services.
Over 3,000 Australian Servicemen wounded in Vietnam.
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Australian maintained a troop level of approximately 8,000 men in Vietnam during the war.
Australia began exiting the war in Vietnam in 1970 and most all troops were out of the country by 1973. They did briefly send troops back in 1975 to help Australian embassy workers evacuate during the Fall of Saigon.
what was the number of refugees who came after the war
From approximately 1962-1972 over 50,000 Australian Servicemen fought in Vietnam, of which over 19,000 were drafted men. Over 63,000 Australian men were conscripted (drafted) during the war. Nearly 520 Australians were killed in Vietnam, of which over 200 were conscripts. 2,400 were injured.
Nearly 600 Australian servicemen died in the war.
Approximately 63,000 men were drafted and about 19,000 of those men served in country in South Vietnam.
According to a veteran Australian tanker in Vietnam, the Centurion's external fuel tank had a 100 gallon capacity.
Close to 7,000 Australians at their peak strength.
before the Britten people came there were about 500,000 australian aboriginals