John Arnold (Wingy) WARR DSO

WARR, John Arnold

Service Number: 3487
Enlisted: 18 January 1944
Last Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Last Unit: 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR)
Born: Coburg, Victoria, Australia , 15 September 1925
Home Town: Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales
Schooling: Royal Military College
Occupation: Army Officer
Died: New South Wales Australia , 8 May 1999, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW
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World War 2 Service

18 Jan 1944: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, 3487

Korean War Service

6 May 1951: Involvement 3487
6 May 1951: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Captain, 3487, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR)
23 May 1951: Involvement 3487

Vietnam War Service

6 Jan 1966: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant Colonel, 3487
6 Jan 1966: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant Colonel, 3487, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR)
28 Apr 1966: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant Colonel, 3487

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Biography

 Lieutenant Colonel John Warr Commanded the 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment throughout the battalion's first tour of duty in South Vietnam 1966-1967

LATEST KOREAN CASUALTIES.

GALLANTRY AWARDS TO 11 SOLDIERS.
WHEN THE FIFTH CAME HOME.

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