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WILSON, Robert Barclay
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1201940 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Squadron, RAE |
| Born: | Banff, Scotland, United Kingdom, 9 March 1948 |
| Home Town: | Ravenshoe, Tablelands, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Accidental (Injuries), South Vietnam, 16 July 1971, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ravenshoe General Cemetery, Queensland Section 2 - Grave 151 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Canberra 1 Field Squadron Royal Australian Engineers Vietnam Roll of Honour, Canberra 1st Field Squadron Vietnam Honour Roll, Grafton Clarence Valley Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Kallangur Vietnam Veterans' Place, Port Pirie Vietnam Veterans Honour Wall, Ravenshoe War Memorial, Seymour Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Walk Roll of Honour |
Service History
Vietnam War Service
| 2 Apr 1969: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 1970: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private | |
| 18 Feb 1971: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private | |
| 16 Jul 1971: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sapper, 1201940, 1st Field Squadron, RAE |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...1201940 Sapper Robert Barclay 'Scotty' Wilson. Robert Wilson served two tours of duty in Vietnam. The first, from April 1969 to April 1970, was with 104 Signal Squadron, and the second, starting in February 1971, was with 1 Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers... On his second tour of duty, Robert Wilson was involved in an accident while on active duty in Phuoc Tuy province. He died of his injuries in the US Army 24th Evacuation Hospital at Long Binh, on 16 July 1971." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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