WILSON, Terrance Grant
| Service Number: | 45380 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 November 1969 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) |
| Born: | Mount Gambier, South Australia, 6 August 1949 |
| Home Town: | Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Mount Gambier, South Australia, 16 June 2025, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Wandillup 3 Platoon, A Company, 3 RAR, South Vietnam 1971 |
Vietnam War Service
| 18 Nov 1969: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 45380, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) | |
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| 15 Feb 1971: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 45380, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) |
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Service Summary:
L/Cpl Terrance Wilson served with distinction as a medic in 3 Platoon, A Company, 3RAR during the battalion's second tour of Vietnam in 1971. Prior to deployment, he was a member of the 3RAR Pipes and Drums, and upon returning to Australia, transferred to 6RAR Pipes and Drums, where he served in Singapore and Brisbane. He was part of the unit’s response during the recovery efforts following Cyclone Tracy in Darwin.
A gifted and lifelong piper, Terry began with the Blue Lake Pipe Band and performed with multiple civilian and military pipe bands, including the Queensland Police Pipe Band and City of Blacktown Pipe Band. He proudly performed at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo in 1975.
Legacy:
Terry is remembered not only as a capable soldier and medic but as a devoted musician whose contribution to the cultural fabric of the regiments he served was immense.
"Rest easy, your duty is done."
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