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HANNAFORD, Michael John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3791920 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | C Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, 24 January 1947 |
| Home Town: | Mount Evelyn, Yarra Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, South Vietnam, 14 December 1968, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lilydale Lawn Cemetery, Victoria Garden of Remembrance, Springvale, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brighton War Memorial, Croydon RSL Memorial Honour Roll, Croydon War Memorial, Grafton Clarence Valley Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Kallangur Vietnam Veterans' Place, Mount Evelyn War Memorial, Port Pirie Vietnam Veterans Honour Wall, Seymour Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Walk Roll of Honour |
Service History
Vietnam War Service
| 6 Aug 1968: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Trooper, 3791920, C Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment | |
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| 6 Aug 1968: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 3791920 |
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Wounded when his tank hit an enemy mine in Bien Hoa province.
"Australian killed in Vietnam, seven wounded
A national serviceman has been killed and six national servicemen and one Regular Army soldier wounded in actions in Vietnam since Thursday. The national serviceman killed was Trooper Michael John Hannaford, 21, married, of Mt Evelyn, Victoria, a member of C Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment, Royal Australian Armoured Corps. Trooper Hannaford died of wounds received when a tank hit an enemy mine in Bien Hoa Province on Saturday..." - from the Canberra Times 16 Dec 1968 (nla.gov.au)
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