Gary Alex ARCHER

ARCHER, Gary Alex

Service Number: 2788583
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 9th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (9RAR)
Born: Sydney, New South Wales, 27 December 1946
Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Accidental burn injuries, Japan, 4 February 1969, aged 22 years
Cemetery: Sydney War Cemetery, Rookwood, New South Wales
Church of England Plot - Row D- Grave 10 *Remains repatriated to Australia in 2016
Memorials: 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, Sydney 9th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment Vietnam Killed on Active Service Plaque
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13 Nov 1968: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), 2788583, 9th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (9RAR)
13 Nov 1968: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 2788583
4 Feb 1969: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 2788583, 9th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (9RAR)

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Biography

Birth: Dec. 27, 1946
Sydney
New South Wales, Australia
Death: Feb. 4, 1969
Tokyo
Tokyo Metropolis, Japan

2788583 Private Gary Alex Archer
9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment.
He died of burns he received in an accident at Nui Dat, Vietnam at the U.S. 106th General Hospital in Tokyo, Japan Age 22.

Inscription:
2788583 PRIVATE
G.A. ARCHER
9TH ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT
4TH FEBRUARY 1969 AGE 22

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