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KING, Neil Douglas
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 6708310, 6708310 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) |
Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia , 1 January 1945 |
Home Town: | Magra, Derwent Valley, Tasmania |
Schooling: | New Norfolk High School, Tasmania, Australia |
Occupation: | Machine operator, boyer paper mill |
Died: | Heart related issues , Magra, Tasmania, Australia , 13 October 2020, aged 75 years |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
Vietnam War Service
22 Oct 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 6708310, 1st Australian Reinforcement Unit, Vietnam | |
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22 Oct 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 6708310 | |
30 Nov 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 6708310, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) | |
30 Nov 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 6708310 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
Doug was also known as ‘Snoopy’ during his service as a National Serviceman. He deployed to South Vietnam to join 1 ARU on 22 October 1966 until 29 November. He was transferred to Charlie Company on 30 November 1966 and served with them until he returned to Australia aboard HMAS Sydney on 12 May 1967. - Courtesy of Gary Townsend