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D'ANTOINE, Gordon Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 54865 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 February 1964 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) |
| Born: | Derby, Western Australia, 5 March 1946 |
| Home Town: | Derby, Derby-West Kimberley, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Junior postal officer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, South Vietnam, 18 October 1966, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Plot Section KA Site 0793A |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broome War Memorial (New), 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
| 1 Feb 1964: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 54865 | |
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| 30 Apr 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 54865, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) | |
| 30 Apr 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 54865 |
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Birth: Mar. 5, 1946
Derby
Western Australia, Australia
Death: Oct. 18, 1966, Vietnam
54865 Private Gordon Henry D'Antoine, Age 20. 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment; A junior postal officer when he enlisted in February 1964. He was a member of the Assault Pioneer Platoon when on 18th October 1966, whilst guarding the entrance to a cave as his platoon searched for booby traps, Gordon was shot in the back by a sniper and died enroute to the US 36th Evacuation Hospital Vung Tau.
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