LEA SMITH, John Alan
| Service Number: | 38000 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1958 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, 26 September 1939 |
| Home Town: | Trafalgar, Baw Baw, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Marist Brothers College, Warragul, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Trainee Manager, State Electricity Commission of Victoria in Yallourn and Moe |
| Memorials: |
Non Warlike Service
| 18 Aug 1958: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2) |
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Vietnam War Service
| 19 Apr 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 38000 | |
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| 19 Apr 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 38000, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) | |
| 22 Jul 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 38000 |
Non Warlike Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Major |
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Platoon Sergeant of the first and only Australian Reconnaissance Platoon in the Vietnam War
Following the mines tragedy in the Long Hai area he was seconded to B Company 5 RAR as acting Company Sergeant Major
ARA Service 1958 - 1978:
Enlisted - 18 August 1958.
Australia - 1 RTB
RAAC School/1st Armoured Regiment
Central Army Records Office
2 Commando Company
Malaya/Malaysia/Borneo - 3 RAR
Australia - 7RAR
South Vietnam - 5RAR
Papua New Guinea - PNG Training Depot - Infantry Wing
Australia - 1 RTB - 6 RVR
Papua New Guinea - 1 PIR
Australia - DSU Adelaide.
Army Reserve Service 1978 - 1995:
4 Training Group Adelaide
AUR Adelaide
10RSAR Adelaide
27RSAR Adelaide
Monash University Regiment Melbourne
3 Training Group Melbourne/Puckapunyal.
Retired from the army as a Major
Occupation - post Army, Global Supply Chain Management and Operations.
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