MILLER, John Frederick
| Service Numbers: | 2/7234, 27234 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 January 1953 |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) |
| Born: | Eastwood, New South Wales, Australia , 19 September 1930 |
| Home Town: | Dee Why, Warringah, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Officer Cadet School, Portsea, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Army Officer |
| Died: | Natural Causes, New South Wales, Australia, 21 April 2022, aged 91 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Non Warlike Service
| 2 Jan 1953: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Officer Cadet |
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Malayan Emergency Service
| 17 Oct 1961: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Captain, 2/7234, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) |
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Vietnam War Service
| 19 Apr 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Major, 27234, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) | |
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| 19 Apr 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Major, 27234 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
John was a foundation member of 5 RAR on 1 March 1965. He served with 3 RAR, 1 RAR and HQ Australian Army Force during the Malayan Emergency. John deployed to South Vietnam as OC of Admin Coy in May 1966, early in the 1966-67 tour he was transferred to OC of Charlie Coy. He returned to Australia in command of the Advance Party to prepare for the Battalion’s return to Holsworthy and to find a tiger cub, Quintus, to greet HMAS Sydney as it docked. John also served with 4 RAR. He was instrumental in the formation of the 5 RAR Association and also wrote our original constitution.
Courtesy of Gary Townsend
See link to Eulogy by Roger Wainwright to the left of this page
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