ANSELL, Guy Hamilton
Service Number: | 44584 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) |
Born: | Rose Park, South Australia, 16 August 1948 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Soldier |
Died: | 29 August 2022, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
Vietnam War Service
28 Jan 1969: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 44584, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Gary Townsend
Guy enlisted in November 1967, and following initial training was allocated to the Corps of Infantry. After training at Ingleburn NSW he was posted to 5 RAR in May 1968 joining C Company. Guy deployed to Vietnam with the Battalion’s Advance Party in January 1969. He initially served as the OC’s Batman until transferring to the Support Section in C Company Headquarters. He was promoted to section commander. Guy returned to Australia on 5 February 1970. He remained in 5 RAR and was discharged after his three years’ service in November 1970.