BARNETT, Stuart John
| Service Number: | 5715206 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (4RAR) |
| Born: | Busselton, Western Australia, 1 November 1946 |
| Home Town: | Busselton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fencing Contractor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, South Vietnam, 27 June 1968, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Shepparton Public Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic L 13 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Busselton Cenotaph Victoria Square, Grafton Clarence Valley Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Holsworthy 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment - Holsworthy Memorial, Kallangur Vietnam Veterans' Place, Port Pirie Vietnam Veterans Honour Wall, Seymour Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Walk Roll of Honour |
Vietnam War Service
| 21 May 1968: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 5715206, 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (4RAR) | |
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| 21 May 1968: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 5715206 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Private, 5715206 |
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Private Stuart Barnett aged 21 of Busselton, Western Australia was a fencing contractor prior to being called up for National Service in 1967. He was posted to 4RAR and sailed with the Battalion to South Vietnam in May 1968.
During Operation TOAN THANG 2 in Bien Hoa Province on 27 June 1968, 12 Platoon contacted a group of five VC. During the initial engagement Stewie was killed. The enemy broke contact and withdrew into a creek line. 12 Platoon began a search of the creek and in less than two hours, flushed the enemy from the creek killing two and wounding another one. Two fresh graves were found nearby a few days later. The avenging of the first fatality of 4RAR in South Vietnam was accomplished.
Information from 4RAR Associations of Australia.
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