Kerry Patrick RINKIN

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Service Number:	217479
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR)
Born:	Taree, New South Wales, Australia, 12 June 1945
Home Town:	Taree, Greater Taree, New South Wales
Schooling:	Saint Joseph's Convent School and Taree High School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Soldier
Died:	Died of wounds, South Vietnam, 7 April 1967, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Dawson River Cemetery, New South Wales
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, Taree Honour Rolls, Taree St. Clare's High School Second Lieutenant Kerry P Rinkin Memorial Plaque

26 Feb 1967:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Second Lieutenant, 217479, 1st Australian Reinforcement Unit, Vietnam
16 Mar 1967:	Involvement Second Lieutenant, 217479, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR)

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There is a small memorial to Kerry at Taree High School New South Wales and at the Taree War Memorial.