Paul William (Tich) TYSON OAM

TYSON, Paul William

Service Number: 44855
Enlisted: 28 May 1968, Adelaide South Australia
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 8th Field Ambulance, Vietnam
Born: Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia , 25 March 1951
Home Town: Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling: Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Miner
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Vietnam War Service

28 May 1968: Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Adelaide South Australia
19 Aug 1971: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 44855, 1st Australian Field Hospital
19 Aug 1971: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 44855
24 Nov 1971: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 44855, 8th Field Ambulance, Vietnam
24 Nov 1971: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 44855

Non Warlike Service

Date unknown: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Warrant Officer Class 2, 44855, Army Training Units

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Biography

 

Key photograph showing Titch with baby girl he was taking to the Baria orphanage

 

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Audio

This interview was recorded as part of a combined oral history project conducted by Veterans SA, the Returned & Services League of Australia, the Vietnam Veterans’ Association, the Vietnam Veterans’ Federation, and the University of South Australia (UniSA). The project’s executive director was Lieutenant Colonel Bill Denny AM BM; the interviewer was Dr Nigel Starck (UniSA honorary senior research fellow). The narrative contains personal recollections and is not presented as an official statement of service.

Duration 11hr 34min 40sec. Recorded by Nigel Starck on 14 Sep 2020