Craig Leslie MITCHELL

Badge Number: 12729, Sub Branch: Blackwood
12729

MITCHELL, Craig Leslie

Service Number: 4719816
Enlisted: 8 February 1968
Last Rank: Second Lieutenant
Last Unit: 3rd Cavalry Regiment
Born: Adelaide, South Australia, 13 April 1945
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
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Vietnam War Service

8 Feb 1968: Enlisted
24 Sep 1969: Involvement
24 Sep 1969: Involvement Second Lieutenant, 4719816, 3rd Cavalry Regiment,

Summary of Unit Name(s)                 Start Date          End Date
B Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment 24/09/1969 19/11/1970
Headquarters, 1st Australian Task Force 03/12/1970 03/04/1971
A Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment 04/04/1971 30/06/1971

3 Dec 1970: Involvement
4 Apr 1971: Involvement
8 Aug 1971: Discharged

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

 

National Service Oficcer 

B Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment  - 24/09/1969 - 19/11/1970


Headquarters, 1st Australian Task Force -  03/12/1970 -  03/04/1971


A Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment  - 04/04/1971 -  30/06/1971

Audio

This interview was recorded as part of a combined oral history project conducted by Veterans SA, the Returned & Services League of Australia, the Vietnam Veterans’ Association, the Vietnam Veterans’ Federation, and the University of South Australia (UniSA). The project’s executive director was Lieutenant Colonel Bill Denny AM BM; the interviewer was Dr Nigel Starck (UniSA honorary senior research fellow). The narrative contains personal recollections and is not presented as an official statement of service.

Duration 11hr 26min 59sec. Recorded by Nigel Starck on 9 Oct 2020