| Australian Regular Army Service Details : |
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| 1965 |
Enlisted in the ARA. Recruit training at Kapooka allocated Artillery. |
| 1965 |
Initial Employment Training at School of Artillery North Head Manly NSW. |
| 1965 |
Posted to 104 Medium Battery at Holsworthy NSW. First intake of gunners to march in to 104 on its re raising that year. Battery equipped with 5.5BL guns, then when warned for overseas service became 104 Field Battery an re equipped with L5 Pack Howitzers and finally with M2A2s prior to service in South Vietnam in 1968. |
| 1966 |
Promoted LBDR Gun No. |
| 1966 |
Promoted BDR Battery Surveyor [later to be classified as Operator Command Post Field]. |
| 1968 |
Deployed in May to South Vietnam as a FO assistant attached to D Company [8 months], B Company [2 months] and C Company [2 months] 4RAR/NZ [Anzac] Battalion. 104 Fd Bty was the direct fire support battery for 4RAR. |
| 1969 |
Returned to Australia in May. |
| 1970 |
Promoted SGT OP CP Fd. 12 Field Regt RAA was re located to Townsville. |
| 1971 |
Deployed to South Vietnam in May again attached to 4RAR in battalion headquarters as Battery Commander’s assistant serving in the Fire Support Coordination Centre. |
| 1971 |
Flew out of Nui Dat with Bn HQ to Camp 500 Vung Tau-where preparations were made for returning to Australia. |
| 1971 |
Dec returned to Australia on board HMAS Sydney. |
| 1972 |
12 Fd Regt now located at Ingleburn NSW. Attended the first ever Met Obs Gde 1 course. |
| 1973 |
Attended Met Observers Grade 2 course. |
| 1973 |
Posted to 131 Div Locating Battery at Holsworthy as Met Obs SGT however unit had no means of suppling met data due to lack of equipment. |
| 1974 |
Posted to 2 Army Recruiting Unit in Sydney. |
| 1976 |
Posted to 8/12 Medium Regiment A Field Battery as S/SGT Battery Guide. |
| 1977 |
Promoted WO2 Battery Guide. |
| 1978 |
Posted to 2/15 Field Regiment Melbourne as Instructor to the Ares. |
| 1979 |
Posted to 8/12 Mdm Regt as BSM HQ Bty and then BSM 103 Mdm Bty. |
| 1981 |
Promoted to WO1 and posted to 2/15 Fd Regt as RSM. |
| 1983 |
Posted to HQ 4 Brigade Melbourne as RSM. |
| 1983 |
Dec posted to 8/12 Mdm Regt as RSM. |
| 1985 |
Dec posted to HQ 4 Brigade as RSM. |
| 1987 |
Discharged May 1967. |
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Highlights of his military service were his time serving with 4RAR and as RSM of 8/12 Mdm Regt.
Commenced his own business in Melbourne in 1987 and retired in 2001 and moved to the Gippsland area until 2003 and then moved to Queensland where he is currently living. |
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