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NAISMITH, Robert Hamilton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4717402 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) |
| Born: | Rose Park, South Australia, 28 January 1945 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Cancer, South Australia, 25 June 2023, aged 78 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
Vietnam War Service
| 6 May 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lance Corporal, 4717402, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Gary Townsend
Bob was called up in the first national service intake and underwent basic training at 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, Puckapunyal. Upon completion of basic training, he was posted the 5th Battalion RAR to complete his Infantry Corps Training with 9 Platoon C Company. Bob later transferred to Mortar Platoon promoted to Lance Corporal and served with Mortars for the duration of the tour. He returned to Australia, with the Battalion, aboard HMAS Sydney docking in Sydney on 12 May 1967.
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