Alan Douglas JELLIE

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JELLIE, Alan Douglas

Service Number:	39510
Enlisted:	11 March 1969
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	161 (Independent) Reconnaissance Flight
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 25 October 1947
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Soldier
Died:	Killed in action (Aircraft downed by ground fire), South Vietnam, 3 December 1969, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia War Graves section
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial, Roll of Honour

Vietnam War Service

11 Mar 1969:	Involvement Australian Army, Second Lieutenant, SN 39510, 161 (Independent) Reconnaissance Flight
11 Mar 1969:	Enlisted Australian Army, SN 39510, 161 (Independent) Reconnaissance Flight

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Biography

Jellie’s plane was shot down during a flight in Phuoc Tuy at 10.30pm 3rd December 1969.

Biography contributed by David Barlow

The remains of Second Lieutenant Alan Douglas Jellie 39510 were repatriated to Australia in June 2016 from Terendak Military Cemetery, Malacca, Malaysia (Church of England - Row D - Grave 17)

https://www.dva.gov.au/recognition/events-and-reminders-all-who-served/office-australian-war-graves/graves-and-memorials-2

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