DAVIDSON, Barry Norton
| Service Number: | 2788283 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 October 1967, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 22 November 1945 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Plasterer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, South Vietnam, 1 October 1968, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW |
| 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, Wollongong Vietnam Memorial |
Vietnam War Service
| 1 Oct 1967: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 2 Jul 1968: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 2788283, 1st Australian Reinforcement Unit, Vietnam | |
| 2 Jul 1968: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 2788283 | |
| 23 Jul 1968: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 2788283, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) | |
| 23 Jul 1968: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 2788283 |
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Service Record
Name
Davidson , Barry Norton
Service Army
Service Number 2788283
Rank Private
Date of Birth 22 11 1945
Place of Birth Sydney NSW
Date of Intake 0/10/1967
NS Training 2 RTB
Follow Up Training 3 RAR Royal Australian Infantry Corps
Basic Training Puckapunyal
Next of Kin at time of Service Mr & Mrs Davidson
Operational Service Vietnam
Medals AASM / Vietnam Campaign Medal / ADM / ANSM / South Vietnam Star
Information from Nashos Nominal Roll
Birth: Nov. 22, 1945
Sydney
New South Wales, Australia
Death: Oct. 1, 1968, Vietnam
2788283 DAVIDSON Barry Norton, Age 22, of Sydney, NSW, was a plasterer when he was called up in October 1967. In July, 1968, in Vietnam, he volunteered to be a stretcher bearer and later was posted to B Company 3RAR as a rifleman. He died of wounds received during a contact in Long Khanh Province on October 1, 1968.
Information from Find a Grave Memorial
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