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BAXTER, Ernest Howard
Personal Details
Service Number: | 39315 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) |
Born: | Bairnsdale, Victoria Australia , 13 April 1947 |
Home Town: | Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Sign-writer |
Died: | Cancer, Port Douglas, Queensland, 3 February 2013, aged 65 years |
Cemetery: |
Port Douglas Cemetery, Qld |
Memorials: |
Service History
Vietnam War Service
5 Dec 1967: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 39315, 1st Australian Reinforcement Unit, Vietnam | |
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5 Dec 1967: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal | |
14 Aug 1968: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 39315, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) | |
14 Aug 1968: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal | |
25 Feb 1971: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 39315, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) | |
25 Feb 1971: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal |
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Ernie served with 1ARU & 3RAR (on both tours). Upon returning to Australia, Ernie continued to serve attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant.
Well known for his sense of humour and love of Australian Rules Football.