Richard John ABRAHAM

ABRAHAM, Richard John

    Service Number: 4719565
    Enlisted: Not yet discovered
    Last Rank: Lance Corporal
    Last Unit: 9th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (9RAR)
    Born: Whyalla, South Australia, 1 November 1946
    Home Town: Whyalla (Formerly Hummock's Hill), Whyalla, South Australia
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Photographer
    Died: Killed in Action, South Vietnam, 6 July 1969, aged 22 years
    Cemetery: Whyalla Cemetery, S.A.
    Section A, Block 9, Plot No. 11
    Memorials: Adelaide Post Second World War Memorial, Adelaide Vietnam War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Grafton Clarence Valley Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Hilton Australia's National Servicemen Memorial, Kallangur Vietnam Veterans' Place, Pooraka War Memorial, Port Pirie Vietnam Veterans Honour Wall, Seymour Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Walk Roll of Honour, Sydney 9th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment Vietnam Killed on Active Service Plaque, Whyalla Memorial Wall, Whyalla Roll of Honour, Whyalla Vietnam War Memorial Plaque, Wollongong Vietnam Memorial
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    Vietnam War Service

    13 Nov 1968: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lance Corporal, 4719565, 9th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (9RAR)
    13 Nov 1968: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lance Corporal, 4719565
    6 Jul 1969: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lance Corporal, 4719565, 9th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (9RAR)
    Date unknown: Involvement Lance Corporal, 4719565

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    Biography

    4719565 ABRAHAM Richard John, 22, from Whyalla, South Australia, had completed an apprenticeship as a professional photographer when he was called up for National Service in February 1968. The Lance Corporal with 9RAR was killed in action in Phuoc Tuy Province on July 6, 1969. His older brother, Brian, also served in Vietnam with the RAN Fleet Air Arm.

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