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BARNES, Geoffrey Lynne
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4718715 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 February 1967, Was conscripted into the Australian Army after his birthday was drawn out in the lottery. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Australian Field Hospital |
| Born: | Port Pirie, South Australia, 30 March 1945 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Port Pirie High School and Marion High School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | School Teacher, then Blacksmith. |
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Service History
Vietnam War Service
| 1 Feb 1967: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Was conscripted into the Australian Army after his birthday was drawn out in the lottery. | |
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| 1 Sep 1967: | Embarked Commercial flights from Sydney to Darwin to Singapore to Saigon. Then to Vung Tau. | |
| 1 Oct 1967: | Involvement Private, 8th Field Ambulance, Vietnam, Worked as hospital orderly, then as lab technician screening blood for malaria, testing for VD, matching blood types. Carried wounded soldiers from helicopters to operating theatre. | |
| 24 Oct 1967: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 4718715, 8th Field Ambulance | |
| 24 Oct 1967: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 4718715 | |
| 1 Apr 1968: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 1st Australian Field Hospital | |
| 1 Apr 1968: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 4718715 |
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