MCDERMOTT, Michael Keith
Service Number: | 235352 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Captain |
Last Unit: | Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) |
Born: | New South Wales, Australia, 13 December 1946 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Soldier |
Died: | 7 September 2023, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: |
Vietnam War Service
7 Aug 1969: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Captain, 235352, 1st Australian Reinforcement Unit, Vietnam | |
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4 Sep 1969: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Captain, 235352, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) | |
1 Jun 1971: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Captain, 235352, Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Gary Townsend
Michael graduated from RMC-D in 1968 when he joined 1 RAR and while serving in Malaysia, was transferred to 1 ARU in Vietnam in August. On 4 September Michael became the OC of 10 Platoon, Delta Company, 5 RAR. He returned to Australia on Board HMAS Sydney and remained with 5 RAR until transferring to Australian Army Training Team Vietnam June 1971. Michael had many other postings and took his discharge in August 1990 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.