William Keith LEADBEATER

LEADBEATER, William Keith

Service Number: 37675
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 7th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR)
Born: Regent, Victoria, Australia, 13 December 1939
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Heart Attack, Wingham, New South Wales, Australia, 7 March 2020, aged 80 years
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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Vietnam War Service

22 Apr 1966: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 37675, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR)
22 Apr 1966: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 37675
10 Feb 1970: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 7th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR)
10 Feb 1970: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 37675

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

‘Bill’ Leadbeater suffered a sudden heart attack, on Saturday 7 March and died, at his home in Wingham, NSW.

Bill was a foundation member of the 5th Battalion, joining the Transport Platoon as a driver for Admin Company on 1 March 1965. He held that position on the South Vietnam deployment of the Battalion until he returned to Australia on 9 May 1967. On 10 February 1970 he re-deployed to South Vietnam with 7 RAR and served there until 9 July of that year. - Courtesy of Gary Townsend

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