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ARMITAGE, Robert George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5410806 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer Class 2 |
| Last Unit: | 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) |
| Born: | Guildford, Western Australia, 14 April 1940 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | 1 October 2021, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
Vietnam War Service
| 2 May 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 5410806, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) | |
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| 2 May 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 5410806 | |
| 27 Jan 1969: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Warrant Officer Class 2, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) | |
| 27 Jan 1969: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 5410806 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
Retired from the army as a Warrant Officer Class 1
Bob deployed to Vietnam with 11 Pl D Coy 5 RAR 2 May 1966 as Pl SGT returning to Australia with the Battalion in 1967. During this tour he was awarded the British Empire Medal, a Commendation for Distinguished Service and was Mentioned in Despatches. Bob returned to Vietnam as CSM of A Coy 27 January 1969, completing the tour and returning with 5 RAR in 1970. - Courtesy of Gary Townsend
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