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BUCKINGHAM, Alan George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 42471 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Mount Gambier, South Australia, 2 September 1942 |
| Home Town: | Roma, Maranoa, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia (“St James Village Retirement Home), 9 February 2023, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Service History
Vietnam War Service
| 1 Jul 1962: | Involvement Sergeant, 42471 | |
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| 25 May 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 42471 | |
| 25 May 1966: | Wounded Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 42471, 1st Armoured Personnel Carrier Squadron 25 May 1966 15 January 1967 A Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment 16 January 1967 27 April 1967 B Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment 23 September 1969 24 September 1969 Detachment, 1st Forward Delivery Troop 25 September 1969 6 October 1969 B Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment 7 October 1969 23 April 1970 B Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment 24 April 1970 24 September 1970 Wounded in Action 26 December 1966 Wounded in Action 21 February 1967 Armoured Personnel Carrier call sign 81 hit Command detonated mine on route 44 North of Phuoc Hai. | |
| 16 Jan 1967: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 42471 | |
| 23 Sep 1969: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 42471 | |
| 25 Sep 1969: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 42471 | |
| 7 Oct 1969: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 42471 | |
| 24 Apr 1970: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 42471 |
Personal Stories
Wounded in Action
Wounded in Action 26 December 1966. Wounded in Action 21 February 1967
Armoured Personnel Carrier call sign 81 hit Command detonated mine on route 44 North of Phuoc Hai.
Submitted 5 March 2025 by Kym Lambert