Brian SMAILS

SMAILS, Brian

Service Number: 2412335
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
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Vietnam War Service

25 Aug 1966: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 2412335, 1st Australian Reinforcement Unit, Vietnam
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

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Biography 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