Roll of Honour 11 Platoon, Delta Company, 6RAR, Battle of Long Tan

The Battle of Long Tan took place on the 18th August 1966 in a rubber plantation in the Phuoc Tuy Province and involved soldiers from the 1st Australian Task Force, which included 11 Platoon, Delta Company, 6 RAR.  Despite being outnumbered ten to one, Australian and South Vietnamese forces managed to repel enemy troops.  Delta Company suffered 42 casualties, including 18 dead, while at least 245 enemy troops were killed.