CRIBB, Malcolm Sidney
| Service Number: | 4410933 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Cavalry Regiment |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 27 October 1946 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Norwood High School |
| Occupation: | Sales & Marketing |
| Memorials: |
Vietnam War Service
| 3 Oct 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Trooper, 4410933 | |
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| 19 Nov 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private | |
| 19 Nov 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Trooper, 4410933, 1st Australian Reinforcement Unit, Vietnam | |
| 14 Dec 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private | |
| 14 Dec 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Trooper, 4410933, 1 Armoured Personnel Carrier Squadron | |
| 16 Jan 1967: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private | |
| 16 Jan 1967: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Trooper, 4410933, 3rd Cavalry Regiment |
Army including Vietnam service
Attended Recruit Training at Kapooka Army barracks NSW and was then posted to the newly formed 1 APC Squadron at Kapyong Barracks, Puckapunyal, VIC.
After intense Corp training at Puckapunyal, he was posted to Nui Dat, Vietnam in October 1966, serving with 1 APC Squadron (which was renamed A Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment in Feb 67), he returned to Australia in April 1967.
Upon his return to Australia he was posted to 1st Armored regiment for a short time as a Driving Instructor on APC's and promoted to L/Corporal, after a serious head injury during a training exercise he was then posted to 2 RTB (Recruit Training Battalion) also at Puckapunyal as a Recruit Training Instructor with the rank of Corporal for a period of 6 months.
In August 1968 he was posted to Keswick Barracks Adelaide SA in for discharge.
Submitted 25 May 2016 by Malcolm Cribb
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