CAMERON, Victor Maxwell
Service Number: | 215608 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) |
Born: | Paddington, New South Wales, Australia, 27 November 1946 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Soldier |
Died: | 18 October 2019, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: |
Vietnam War Service
14 Jan 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), 215608, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) | |
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14 Jan 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 215608 | |
5 Jun 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), 215608, 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), Long Tan | |
5 Jun 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 215608 | |
28 Jan 1969: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 215608, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) | |
28 Jan 1969: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 215608 |
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CPL Victor ‘Max’ Cameron first saw service in South Vietnam with 1 RAR from January to June 1966 and he was WIA in April. When 1 RAR returned to Australia he joined 6 RAR until he completed his deployment in December 1966.
He later joined C Company 5 RAR and redeployed with the Battalion to SVN on 28 January 1969, serving with C Company. Max suffered a non-battle casualty in April which necessitated his return to Australia. - Courtesy of Garry Townsend