DOYLE, David Gerard
| Service Number: | 219663 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | B Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment |
| Born: | Dublin, Ireland, 10 February 1951 |
| Home Town: | Belmont, Lake Macquarie Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Accidental, South Vietnam, 31 July 1970, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Belmont Cemetery, NSW Plot RC Row 6F Gr 22 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Grafton Clarence Valley Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Kallangur Vietnam Veterans' Place, Kurri Kurri War Memorial, Port Pirie Vietnam Veterans Honour Wall, Seymour Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Walk Roll of Honour, Tongala Cavalry Memorial Vietnam 1965-1972 |
Vietnam War Service
| 21 May 1970: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Trooper, 219663, B Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, B Squadron | |
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| 21 May 1970: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 219663 |
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Birth: Feb. 10, 1951
County Dublin, Ireland
Death: Jul. 31, 1970, Vietnam
219663 Trooper David Gerard Doyle,Age 19.
B Squadron 3 Cavalry Regiment Royal Australian Armoured Corps The driver/signalman was killed in Phuoc Tuy on 31st July 1970 when the vehicle in which he was riding backed and he was struck by the helicopter blades.
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Biography contributed by Robert Redman
According to Davids' younger brother Ceiron (aged 14 in 1970), David was the 7th of 15 siblings. His older brother Dermot (since deceased) also served in the Australian Army. The family lived in Railway Parade Belmont NSW 2280 and attended local Catholic Schools
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