TALBOT, Alan
| Service Number: | 3797623 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR) |
| Born: | Yorkshire, England, 28 February 1949 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, South Vietnam, 1 February 1971, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Area: Church of England Section: S Sub section: Sector: Plot: Row: Grave: 560B |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Pathway of Honour - 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment , 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, Sydney 7th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment Vietnam Killed on Active Service Plaque |
Vietnam War Service
| 16 Jul 1970: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 3797623 | |
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| 16 Jul 1970: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 3797623, 1st Australian Reinforcement Unit, Vietnam | |
| 13 Aug 1970: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 3797623 | |
| 13 Aug 1970: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 3797623, 8th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (8RAR) | |
| 4 Oct 1970: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 3797623 | |
| 4 Oct 1970: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 3797623, 1st Australian Reinforcement Unit, Vietnam | |
| 17 Dec 1970: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 3797623, 7th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR) | |
| 17 Dec 1970: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 3797623 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"Alan Talbot was born in Yorkshire, England, on the 28th February 1949. He was a National Serviceman from the Australian state of Victoria.
His service in Vietnam included:-
1 Australian Reinforcement Unit from, 16/07/1970 12/08/1970
8th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, from 13/08/1970 03/10/1970
1 Australian Reinforcement Unit, from 04/10/1970 16/12/1970
… the fatal action in Vietnam …
On the 1st February 1971 the Reconnaissance Platoon had been deployed to an ambush position in an area 2km south-east of Phuoc Buu on Route 328. An M16 mine was tripped by the patrol. It resulted in the tragic death of Private Alan Talbot and Private Raymond Patten and it also wounded Lance Corporal Noel Gobold, Sergeant Dick Williams and Private Phil Ryan.
His grave is in the C of E Lawn Section “S”, Grave no. 560B, Fawkner Memorial Park (Victoria)." - SOURCE (7rar.asn.au)
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