David Joseph MANCER MM

Badge Number: SB11071 , Sub Branch: Kangaroo Island
SB11071

MANCER, David Joseph

Service Number: 4717740
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR)
Born: Coonabarabran NSW Australia, 7 April 1945
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
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Vietnam War Service

20 Dec 1967: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 4717740, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR)
20 Dec 1967: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 4717740
Date unknown: Involvement FSB Coral / Balmoral - Vietnam

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Biography

National Serviceman who served as a Corporal Section Commander in South Vietnam with 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. He was awarded the Military Medal for action during the Battle of Fire Support Base Coral.

Audio

This interview was recorded as part of a combined oral history project conducted by Veterans SA, the Returned & Services League of Australia, the Vietnam Veterans’ Association, the Vietnam Veterans’ Federation, and the University of South Australia (UniSA). The project’s executive director was Lieutenant Colonel Bill Denny AM BM; the interviewer was Dr Nigel Starck (UniSA honorary senior research fellow). The narrative contains personal recollections and is not presented as an official statement of service.

Duration 11hr 20min 56sec. Recorded by Nigel Starck on 9 Oct 2020