CARRUTHERS, John
| Service Number: | 36911 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) |
| Born: | Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia, 28 September 1938 |
| Home Town: | Mount Morgan, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Died of wounds, South Vietnam, 24 February 1967, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Plot Wall 14 Row F, Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cawarral Cockscomb Veterans Memorial, Grafton Clarence Valley Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Kallangur Vietnam Veterans' Place, Officer Cadet School Portsea Memorial, Port Pirie Vietnam Veterans Honour Wall, Seymour Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Walk Roll of Honour |
Vietnam War Service
| 10 May 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant, 36911, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) | |
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| 10 May 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant, 36911 |
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Birth: Sep. 28, 1938
Mount Morgan
Queensland, Australia
Death: Feb. 21, 1967, Vietnam
36911 Lieutenant John Carruthers, Age 28
5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment
(Awarded Mentioned in Dispatches (MID)
A career officer who enlisted in April 1960.
On February 21, 1967 Lt. Carruthers was Platoon Commander 4 Platoon B Company, when his leading Armoured Personnel Carrier detonated a massive land mine. The carriers went into counter ambush positions and Lt Carruthers dismounted. A 'Jumping Jack' mine was tripped nearby critically wounding Lt. Carruthers and the OC of B Company Major McQualter.
Lt. Carruthers died of his wounds at 36th Evacuation Hospital Vung Tau on 24th February 24 1967.
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