CONVERY, Robert Tom
| Service Number: | 38627 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 9th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (9RAR) |
| Born: | Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, 9 December 1946 |
| Home Town: | Broadmeadows, Hume, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Homicide, South Vietnam, South Vietnam, Vietnam, 23 November 1969, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic - Compartment S - Grave 20 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, 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, Sydney 9th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment Vietnam Killed on Active Service Plaque |
Vietnam War Service
| 19 Nov 1968: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant | |
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| 19 Nov 1968: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), 38627, 1st Australian Reinforcement Unit, Vietnam | |
| 17 Dec 1968: | Involvement 38627, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) | |
| 17 Dec 1968: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant | |
| 13 Feb 1969: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant | |
| 13 Feb 1969: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), 38627, 1st Australian Logistics Support Group | |
| 30 Mar 1969: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant | |
| 30 Mar 1969: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant, 38627, 9th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (9RAR) |
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Birth: Dec. 9, 1946
Birmingham
Warwickshire, England
Death: Nov. 23, 1969, Vietnam
38627 Lieutenant Robert Tom Convery Age 22
9th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment
Convery was murdered by a grenade being placed next to him in his tent at Nui Dat around midnight, five days before he was due to return home on 23rd November 1969. A soldier, 61905 Private Peter Denzil Allen, was imprisoned for life for his murder. Buried Fawkner Cemetery Victoria.
Inscription:
38627 LIEUTENANT
R.T. CONVERY
9 BATTALION
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT
23RD NOVEMBER 1969 AGE 22
LOVED SON OF BERNARD AND MARY
"LEST WE FORGET"
Note: Also Remembered in Garden of Remembrance Melbourne Victoria
Information from Find a Grave Memorial
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