DONALD, Barry Creig
| Service Number: | 29745 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 February 1958 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 161 (Independent) Reconnaissance Flight |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 3 June 1940 |
| Home Town: | Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier/Pilot |
| Died: | Killed in Action, South Vietnam, 3 December 1969, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ipswich General Cemetery, Qld Roman Catholic 4A, Row 11, Grave 27 |
| 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 |
Malayan Emergency Service
| 13 Feb 1958: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 29745 |
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Vietnam War Service
| 27 Aug 1968: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Captain, 29745, 161 (Independent) Reconnaissance Flight | |
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| 11 Jun 1969: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Captain, 29745, 161 (Independent) Reconnaissance Flight | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Captain, 29745 |
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"Captain Barry Creig Donald enlisted in the Australian Regular Army on 13th February 1958. After service in Malaya he was commissioned on 6th June 1961 and subsequently qualified as an Army Pilot and flying instructor. He arrived in South Vietnam on 27th August 1968. As the Fixed Wing Section Commander and flying instructor he has operated under arduous operational flying conditions. He has continually sought to improve the flying standards of his pilots and has wisely guided new and inexperienced rotary and fixed wing pilots in their operational tasks..." - READ MORE LINK (www.findagrave.com)
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