South Vietnam 1962 - 1973 Sources of Information Australian Government - Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) Nominal Roll - Korean War History of the Bathurst Contingents 1868-1987 - Denis Chamberlain Abbreviations AFHM - Armed Forces Honour Medal 1st or 2nd Class (SVN); BS for MS - Bronze Star for Meritorious Service (US); CG with PUC - Cross of Gallantry with Palm Unit Citation (SVN); EMM - Ethnic Minorities Medal 1st or 2nd Class (SVN); MBE - Member of the Order of the British Empire (Military); MC - Military Cross; MID - Mention in Despatches; MM - Military Medal; MUC - Meritorious Unit Citation (US); NBC - Naval Board Commendation; Distinguished Service Order; PUC - Presidential Unit Citation (US); PWM - Psychological Warfare Medal 1st or 2nd Class (SVN); USAF OUA (V) - United States Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with 'V' device for Valour (US); USN MUC - United States Navy Meritorious Unit Citation (US); USN UC - United States Navy Unit Citation (US); FSPB - Fire Support and Patrol Base; HMAS - Her Majesty's Australian Ship; RAAF- Royal Australian Air Force; RAN - Royal Australian Navy; SVN - Republic of South Vietnam; US - United States of America. Indicates that further research is required Relationship to Bathurst District 1. Born 2. Educated Place/Country 3. Resident Date of of Final Date of War Grave Killed in Local Service Service Number Rank Christian Names Surname Unit(s) Service Dates 4. Enlisted Wounding/ Place of Death Military Awards Wounding/ Death Location Action Commemoration Illness 5. Next of Kin lived in Illness area 6. Listed on Roll of Honour, 2004 &/or Vietnam Veterans Memorial Gateway Royal Australian Engineers - Army 2789901 Lance-Corporal William Keith Abbott 10 Dec 1968 - 10 Dec 1969 1 17th Construction Squadron Leading RAAF A223584 Barry Charles Allwright No. 35 Squadron 9 July 1969 - 10 July 1970 1 Aircraftman Royal Australian Army Army 243201 (Temp) Captain Noel Raymond Allwright Ordnance Corps - 2nd 21 May 1970 - 21 Jan 1971 1 Advanced Ordnance Depot Royal Australian Engineers - Army 2793471 Lance-Corporal Vassil Andryc 3 Sept 1970 - 5 Aug 1971 1 17th Construction Squadron Royal Australian Army Service Corps - 161 Army 2788511 Lance-Corporal John Laurie Arnold 13 Aug 1968 - 13 Aug 1969 1 (Independent) Reconnaissance Flight Special Air Service 15 June 1966 - 24 Mar 1967 Army 215376 Corporal Roger Ashley Arnold 3 Regiment - 3 Squadron 22 Feb 1969 - 18 Feb 1970 31 May 1965 - 22 June 1965 Engineering HMAS Melbourne - Marine RAN R93464 John Alexander Arnott 25 April 1966 - 6 May 1966 1 Mechanic Engineering 25 May 1966 - 9 Jun 1966 Royal Australian Engineers - Army 2793254 Sapper Bruce Edward Arrow 16 Jul 1970 - 2 Jun 1971 1 1st Field Squadron Royal Australian Engineers - Headquarters, Australian Army 242629 Corporal Robert Neville Arthur 5 April 1967 - 23 April 1968 3 Force Vietnam (Army Component) No 478 (Maintenance) RAAF A222595 Aircraftman Kevin Charles Baff 21 Jan 1969 - 21 Jan 1969 1 (Oberon) Squadron - Instrument Fitter Royal Australian Engineers - 11 June 1970 - 3 Sept 1970 Army 2793866 Sapper Gary Douglas Balcombe 32 Small Ship Squadron (AV 3 28 Feb 1971 - 20 Mar 1971 1356 Clive Steele) Royal Australian Infantry Corps - 1 Australian 2 April 1968 - 28 April 1968 Reinforcement Unit, 29 April 1968 - 30 July 1968 Army 2786992 Private Maxwell Joseph Baldwin Headquarters 1st Australian 1 31 July 1968 - 9 Aug 1968 Logistic Support Group, 1st 10 Aug 1968 - 28 Feb 1969 Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment Leading Base Support Flight - Cooks RAAF A222088 Paul Allan Banks 28 Oct 1966 - 30 Oct 1967 1 (Portland) Aircraftman Assistant Royal Australian Infantry Corps - 1 Australian 5 Dec 1967 - 3 Jan 1968 Army 2412359 Private William Thomas Barling Reinforcement Unit, 1st and 4 Jan 1968 - 9 April 1968 3 7th Battalions The Royal 10 April 1968 - 24 Sept 1968 Australian Regiment Royal Australian Infantry Corps - 1 Australian 14 May 1970 - 3 June 1970 Army 5716969 Private Michael James Barrott Reinforcement Unit, 7th 1 4 June 1970 - 4 Mar 1971 Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment No 5 (Airfield Construction) RAAF A21329 Flight Sergeant Neville John Batcheldor Squadron Detachment B - 24 July 1967 - 24 Oct 1967 1 (Oberon) General Carpenter Royal Australian Infantry Corps - 7th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment, 10 Feb 1970 - 12 Sept 1970 Army 217920 (Temp) Sergeant Geoffrey Reginald Bateman Headquarters 1st Australian 13 Sept 1970 - 15 Nov 1970 1 (Sofala) Task Force, Headquarters 16 Nov 1970 - 11 Feb 1971 Australian Army Force Vietnam Royal Australian Infantry Warrant-Officer Army 6319 Ronald Stanley Baxter Corps - 161 (Independent) 10 Dec 1968 - 10 Dec 1969 1 Class 2 Reconnaissance Flight Royal Corps of Australian Electrical and Mechanical 4 Sept 1971 - 6 Nov 1971 Engineers - A Squadron 3rd Army 243479 (Temp) Corporal Gregory Victor Bayliss 7 Nov 1971 - 13 Jan 1972 1 Cavalry Regiment, 102 Field 14 Jan 1972 - 7 Sept 1972 Workshop, Australian Army Training Team Vietnam Petty Officer HMAS Derwent - Seaman RAN R36889 Quartermaster Sydney Vincent Bayliss 26 May 1966 - 13 June 1966 1 (Portland) Quartermaster Gunner Gunner Royal Australian Infantry All Saints College Army 2793467 Private Timothy David Becker Corps - 1 Australian 16 July 1970 - 15 July 1971 2 (All Saints College) Vietnam Honour Reinforcement Unit Roll Royal Corps of Australian Electrical and Mechanical (Temp) Staff Army 29641 Barrell Gordon Bestwick Engineers - 1st Field 24 May 1966 - 7 May 1967 1 Sergeant Regiment Light Aid Detachment Royal Corps of Australian Electrical and Mechanical Army 2787222 Craftsman Barry James Bindley Engineers - 17th 17 Jan 1968 - 14 Jan 1969 1 (Portland) Construction Squadron Workshop Royal Australian Armoured Corps - B Squadron 3rd All Saints College Cavalry Regiment, 24 Sept 1969 - 11 June 1970 Army 2244171 (Temp) Corporal Christopher Robert Blacket 2 (All Saints College) Vietnam Honour Headquarters Australian 12 June 1970 - 17 Sept 1970 Roll Force Vietnam (Army Component) Royal Australian Army Paul Raymond Service Corps - Army 2794132 Private Blazley 22 Oct 1970 - 14 Oct 1971 1 (Blayney) George Headquarters 1st Australian Task Force Royal Australian Infantry Corps - 1 Australian 28 May 1970 - 25 June 1970 Army 254945 Private Leonid Bobako Reinforcement Unit, 8th 1 CG with PUC 26 June 1970 - 12 Nov 1970 Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment Royal Australian Engineers - Army 2794125 Sapper John Boddam-Whetham 15 Oct 1970 - 14 Oct 1971 2, 3 1st Field Squadron Royal Australian Armoured All Saints College Army 2789594 Trooper Ian Rex Bowler Corps - B Squadron 3rd 4 June 1969 - 18 March 1970 2 (All Saints College) Vietnam Honour Cavalry Regiment Roll Royal Australian Infantry (Temp) Lieutenant Corps - Official Duty (from Army 57534 George Robert Brathwaite 13 Nov 1966 - 19 Nov 1966 1 Colonel Special Air Service Regiment - 1 Squadron) Bathurst FSPB Thrust, Killed in FSPB Thrust, Dat Cemetery Garden of Royal Australian Infantry Dat Do, Phouc Action, 9 Do, Phouc Tuy NSW. Old CE Remembrance Army 2184013 Corporal David John Brennan Corps - 9th Battalion The 5 Nov 1968 - 6 June 1969 1 Tuy Province, 6-Jun-69 YES RAR, 6 Province, Republic Row 1-4, NSW. Wall 8 Royal Australian Regiment Republic of June 1969 of South Vietnam Section N Plot Panel K South Vietnam 5 Royal Australian Engineers - 17 Dec 1969 - 2 March 1970 32 Small Ship Squadron (AV Army 4720718 Sapper William Sydney Bridgewater 21 May 1970 - 6 June 1970 3 1356 Clive Steel and AV 11 Nov 1970 - 15 Dec 1970 1353 Harry Chauvel) Royal Australian Infantry Killed in Suoi Chau Pau, Gulgong Gulgong Corps - 1 Australian 27 Feb 1967 - 11 Mar 1967 Action, 2 (St. Stanislaus Phouc Tuy Cemetery, Cemetery Roman Army 24122450 Private Edward Francis Brophy Reinforcement Unit, 5th and 12 Mar 1967 - 25 April 1967 7RAR, 6 6-Aug-67 YES College) Province, Republic NSW Portion Catholic Section 7th Battalions The Royal 26 April 1967 - 6 Aug 1967 August of South Vietnam RC Row CS C Grave 58 Australian Regiment 1967 Royal Australian Engineers - Army 2793509 Sapper Edmund Roy Brownlow 16 July 1970 - 15 July 1971 3 21 Engineer Support Troop Petty Officer HMAS Sydney, RAN 27 May 1965 - 26 June 1965 RAN R36541 Airman Aircraft Donald Wallace Bruce Helicopter Flight Vietnam - 1 9 Sept 1968 - 9 Oct 1969 Handler Naval Airman Royal Australian Infantry All Saints College Army 26916 Sergeant Keith Stanley Brunette Corps - 1st Battalion The 18 March 1968 - 28 Jan 1969 2 (All Saints College) Vietnam Honour Royal Australian Regiment Roll Able Seaman HMAS Duchess - 18 Nov 1968 - 25 Nov 1968 RAN R65060 Quartermaster Robert John Budd 1 Quartermaster Gunner 16 Nov 1969 - 29 Nov 1969 Gunner Royal Australian Engineer - Wounded Ships Army Staff (HMAS 14 Sept 1965 - 20 Oct 1965 in Action, (Temp) Warrant Army 215120 Malcolm John Butler Sydney), 17th Construction 16 April 1966 - 3 July 1966 1 AATTV, MUC Officer Class 2 Squadron, Australian Army 30 June 1971 - 9 Aug 1971 August Training Team Vietnam 1971 Geoffrey Graeme All Saints College S/N 39160 or Army Campbell, G. G. 2 (All Saints College) Vietnam Honour Geoffrey Graham Roll S/N 217794 Royal Australian Infantry Corps - 4th, 6th and 5th 21 May 1968 - 20 Sept 1968 Battalions The Royal 21 Sept 1968 - 1 July 1969 Army 2184228 Lance-Corporal Bernard John Cannons 3 Australian Regiment, 1 2 July 1969 - 4 July 1969 Australian Reinforcement 5 July 1969 - 23 Dec 1969 Unit Royal Australian Navy Fleet RAN R58214 Leading Musician Ronald Thomas Carkeet 26 May 1970 - 4 June 1970 1 Band Royal Australian Infantry All Saints College Army 2787756 Private Clive