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HIGNETT, James William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4721445 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 86 Transport Platoon RAASC |
| Born: | Morwell, Victoria, Australia, 12 March 1949 |
| Home Town: | Millicent, Wattle Range, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Teacher, Union Organiser and Veteran’s Advocate |
| Died: | Illness, Adelaide, 5 May 2024, aged 75 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
Vietnam War Service
| 8 Oct 1970: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 4721445, 86 Transport Platoon RAASC |
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This interview was recorded as part of a combined oral history project conducted by Veterans SA, the Returned & Services League of Australia, the Vietnam Veterans’ Association, the Vietnam Veterans’ Federation, and the University of South Australia (UniSA). The project’s executive director was Lieutenant Colonel Bill Denny AM BM; the interviewer was Dr Nigel Starck (UniSA honorary senior research fellow). The narrative contains personal recollections and is not presented as an official statement of service.
Duration 11hr 17min 34sec. Recorded by Nigel Starck on 2 Oct 2020
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