During the retreat, Nguyen Duc Thu, the commander of D445's rear guard force, was seriously wounded

by a bullet that passed

through one ear lobe and went out the other and Tran Van Chien, and the commander of the 1st Company were killed.
[10]

Several D445 soldiers were awarded Letters of Appreciation (Giay Khen) for their actions in the battle at Long Tan including

Dao Van Trung (section 2IC 2nd Company), Tran Van Tranh (section 2IC 2nd Company), Pham Van Duong (2nd Company).
[11]

One Australian M113 Armoured Personnel Carrier was hit by two rounds from a D445 recoilles rifle detachment, killing the

driver and wounding the crew commander and several soldiers. However, Vietcong casualty figures of Long Tan were always
difficult to account for as the battlefield was continuously bombarded by the New Zealand and US artillery during the fighting
and in the aftermath hundreds of Vietcong fighters could never be identified. D445 Battalion and the other Vietcong
reinforcements that attacked the Australians numbered some 2,500 fighters. [12]
In 1968 a second local force unit was formed in Phuoc Tuy, known as D440 Battalion. The unit generally performed poorly
against Australian and New Zealand forces however, and was eventually disbanded in August 1970 with most of its personnel
transferred to D445 Battalion.[1] Until 1971 D445 Battalion would fight mainly with the Australian and New Zealand forces
operating in Phuoc Tuy Province from their base at Nui Dat. A major loss to the Battalion was the discovery and destruction of
the May Tao Mountain Base in Nui May Tao, including the battalion's field hospital and pharmacy in December 1969. When
Australian troops began to withdraw in 1971 D445 Battalion was able to regain strength by taking advantage of the reducing
strength of anti-communist forces. By mid 1971 the 1st Australian Task Force had been reduced to just two battalions and
support arms, including one Australian battalion3RAR and a combined Australian and New Zealand battalion4RAR/NZ.
Australian and New Zealand combat forces were withdrawn in December 1971. [13]