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WHISTON, Colin Joseph
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3787607 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) |
Born: | Annandale, Sydney, New South Wales, 8 May 1945 |
Home Town: | Crib Point, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria |
Schooling: | St Josesph's Primary, Crib Point and Mornington High School |
Occupation: | Postman and Central Timbers Employee, Frankston |
Died: | Killed in Action, Long Tan, South Vietnam, 18 August 1966, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: |
Crib Point Cemetery, Victoria |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 11 Platoon Delta Company Memorial Plaque, Grafton Clarence Valley Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Kallangur Vietnam Veterans' Place, McLaren Vale Garden of Remembrance, Port Pirie Vietnam Veterans Honour Wall, Rutherglen Long Tan Cross, Seymour Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Walk Roll of Honour |
Service History
Vietnam War Service
13 Jun 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 3787607 | |
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13 Jun 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 3787607, 1st Australian Reinforcement Unit, Vietnam | |
4 Aug 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 3787607, 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) | |
4 Aug 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 3787607 | |
18 Aug 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 3787607, 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), Long Tan |
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