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AHEARN, Alan William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 214287 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 May 1965 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 8th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (8RAR) |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 30 May 1944 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Epping Boy's High School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Apprentice Carpenter |
| Died: | Died of wounds, South Vietnam, 14 May 1970, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW Niche 314 - QE |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Pathway of Honour - 8th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Grafton Clarence Valley Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Kallangur Vietnam Veterans' Place, Port Pirie Vietnam Veterans Honour Wall, Seymour Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Walk Roll of Honour |
Service History
Vietnam War Service
| 27 May 1965: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 214287 | |
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| 27 May 1965: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), 214287, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) | |
| 17 Nov 1969: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 214287 | |
| 17 Nov 1969: | Transferred Australian Army (Post WW2), 8th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (8RAR) | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 214287 |
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214287 Sergeant Alan William Ahearn, 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Age 25 from Sydney NSW. He served two tours of duty in Vietnam. Sergeant Ahern died 14th May 1970 at 24th US Evacuation Hospital of wounds from a land mine explosion.
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