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SMAILS, Brian
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2412335 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) |
Born: | Gateshead, Durham, England, 22 March 1946 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Soldier |
Died: | 17 December 2019, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: |
Service History
Vietnam War Service
25 Aug 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 2412335, 1st Australian Reinforcement Unit, Vietnam | |
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25 Aug 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 2412335 | |
8 Sep 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) | |
8 Sep 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 2412335 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
Brian deployed to 1 ARU in South Vietnam on 25 August 1966 and then served with 5 RAR , A Company, 1 Platoon until he was medically returned to Australia 1 February 1967. He received shrapnel wounds to his back on 17 October 1966 on Nui Thi Vai, during Operation Queanbeyan. - Courtesy of Gary Townsend