BAKER, Robert Bruce
Service Number: | 3786658 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) |
Born: | Koo Wee Rup, Victoria, Australia, 4 May 1945 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | 10 December 2023, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: |
Vietnam War Service
8 May 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 3786658, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Gary Townsend
He was a first intake National Serviceman did his recruit training at 2 RTB. On 10 September he proceeded to join C Company, 5 RAR, to complete his Corps Training. Bob then moved to 2 Platoon, A Company and later to CHQ as a signaller. He was part of A Company’s sojourn in New Guinea and then deployed to Vietnam on 8 May 1965. Bob completed the Battalion’s full 1966-67 tour of duty and returned to Australian on 12 May 1967.