Robert Bruce BAKER

BAKER, Robert Bruce

Service Number: 3786658
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
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Vietnam War Service

8 May 1966: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 3786658, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR)

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Biography 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.