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EDWARDS, Beresford Paul
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 218041 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 November 1967, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (9RAR) |
| Born: | Wellington, New South Wales, Australia, 13 January 1946 |
| Home Town: | St Marys, Penrith Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, South Vietnam, 12 July 1969, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
St Mary's Cemetery, St Marys, Sydney, New South Wales Area: Church Of England Section: Sub section: O Sector: Plot: Row: Grave: 55 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Grafton Clarence Valley Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Kallangur Vietnam Veterans' Place, Port Pirie Vietnam Veterans Honour Wall, Seymour Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Walk Roll of Honour, Sydney 9th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment Vietnam Killed on Active Service Plaque |
Service History
Vietnam War Service
| 30 Nov 1967: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 218041, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 3 Sep 1968: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 218041 | |
| 3 Sep 1968: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 218041, 1st Australian Reinforcement Unit, Vietnam | |
| 24 Sep 1968: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 218041 | |
| 24 Sep 1968: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 218041, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) | |
| 19 Dec 1968: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 218041 | |
| 14 Feb 1969: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 218041 | |
| 14 Feb 1969: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 218041, HQ 1st Australian Task Force, Vietnam | |
| 24 Apr 1969: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 218041 | |
| 24 Apr 1969: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 218041, 1st Australian Reinforcement Unit, Vietnam | |
| 20 May 1969: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 218041 | |
| 20 May 1969: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 218041, 9th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (9RAR) | |
| 12 Jul 1969: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 218041, 9th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (9RAR) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Debra Mason
Birth: Jan. 13, 1946
Wellington
New South Wales, Australia
Death: Jul. 12, 1969, Vietnam
218041 Private Beresford Paul Edwards Age 23 9th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment
Edwards was killed in a contact in a bunker system in Phuoc Tuy 12th July 1969.
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