John Harry HARRINGTON

HARRINGTON, John Harry

Service Number: 1411186
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR)
Born: Victoria, Australia, 20 November 1943
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Soldier
Died: 11 September 2023, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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Biography contributed by Gary Townsend

John attended 1 RTB and Infantry Centre and in September 1966 deployed to join 1 ARU in Vietnam. In November he joined 5 Section, 5 Platoon, 5 RAR as a rifleman returning with the Battalion in May 1967. John re-deployed for 5 RAR’s 1969-70 as a Corporal in the Pioneers Platoon arriving back in Australia in February 1970. His last posting was 2 RTB, Puckapunyal and took discharge in 1972.