HUMPHRIES, Russell David
| Service Numbers: | 212545, NX176068 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 June 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 11 Field Regiment AMF |
| Born: | Fitzroy, Victoria, 24 October 1924 |
| Home Town: | Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Parramatta High School |
| Occupation: | Painter and Decorator |
| Died: | Natual causes, Forster, New South Wales, 18 March 2018, aged 93 years |
| Cemetery: |
Privately Cremated Ashes are intered at the Golden Ponds Retirement Villiage - Cape Hawke Dr, Forster N.S.W. |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 29 Jun 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, 212545 | |
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| 29 Jun 1943: | Enlisted Private, NX176068, Largs, New South Wales | |
| 30 Jun 1943: | Involvement Private, NX176068 |
Occupation Force Japan - BCOF Service
| 1 Sep 1947: | Discharged Gunner, NX176068, 2nd/9th Field Regiment |
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World War 2 Service
| 1 Sep 1947: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, 212545 |
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Vietnam War Service
| 14 Sep 1965: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 212545 | |
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| 14 Sep 1965: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 212545, 105 Field Battery | |
| 14 Sep 1965: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 212545, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , 2 Tours of Vietnam - Also 1St Field Regiment. | |
| 6 Jun 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 212545 | |
| 6 Jun 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 212545, 1st Field Regiment (Post WW2) | |
| 4 Feb 1969: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 212545 | |
| 4 Feb 1969: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 212545, 1st Field Regiment (Post WW2) | |
| 19 Dec 1975: | Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 212545, 11 Field Regiment AMF, 5/11 Field Regt |
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Attestation
29th June 1943 • Largs, New South Wales, Australia
Attestation for special forces raised for service in Australia or abroad - Australian Army Service Number 212545 (NX176068)
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Japan Occupational Forces - B.C.O.F.
26 April 1946 • Kure - Japan
Embarked at Sydney on the 4th April 1946. Disembarked at Kure, the port at Hiroshima 26th April 1946. The Harbour would have been strewn with destroyed war ships of the Japanese fleet. Destroyed by the Americans before the bomb.
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Military Discharge - WW11
01 Sep 1947 • Sydney NSW Australia
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Military Service - Vietnam - 1
1965 • Vietnam
14th Sept 1965 to 5th June 1966 - 105th Field Battery. 06 June 1966 to 24 Sept 1966 - 1st Field Regiment (103 Battery)
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Military Service - Vietnam - 2
1969 • Vietnam
4rd Feb 1969 to 4th Feb 1970 - 1st Field Regiment (101 Battery)
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Military Discharge
19 Dec 1975 • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Requested to be Discharged - Over 20 years service - Sgt, 5/11 Field Rgt. Annerley QLD
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