YOUNG, Kenneth George
Service Number: | 2412443 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) |
Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 11 February 1949 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Soldier |
Died: | Mercy Health, Albury, New South Wales, Australia, 22 June 2022, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: |
Vietnam War Service
10 Sep 1968: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 2412443, 1st Australian Reinforcement Unit, Vietnam | |
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22 Oct 1968: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 2412443, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) | |
14 Feb 1969: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 2412443, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), Catering Corps |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
Kenneth joined 1 ARU on his deployment to Vietnam on 18 September 1968, remaining there until 21 October. He then was transferred to 1 RAR until their tour ended. On 14 February 1969 Kenneth was posted to Support Company, 5 RAR, where he served as a cook. While stationed at FSB Thrust he was wounded-in-action during a mortar attack on the FSB. Due to his wounds Kenneth was returned to Australia on 14 July 1969. - Courtesy of Gary Townsend