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BELL, Ken
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4719640 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) |
| Born: | Strathalbyn, South Australia, 16 June 1947 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | 21 March 2026, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Tooperang Vietnam Roll of Honour, Tooperang War Memorial |
Service History
Vietnam War Service
| 10 Sep 1968: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 4719640, 1st Australian Reinforcement Unit, Vietnam | |
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| 24 Sep 1968: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 4719640, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) | |
| 5 Feb 1969: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 4719640, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Gary Townsend
Ken was conscripted on 8 February 1968, did initial training at 2 RTB, 3 TB and Infantry Centre. He deployed to Vietnam with 1 ARU. On 24 September 1968 he was transferred to 1 RAR. On 5 February he joined 5 RAR as a rifleman in 1 Platoon, A Company, where Ken served until he was medically returned to Australia. He was then transferred to 3 RAR to complete his National Service commitment on 7 February 1970.