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WEBSTER, Colin John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 61660 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 April 1965, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer Class 1 |
| Last Unit: | Army Training Units |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1 August 1947 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Professional Soldier |
| Died: | Renal cell carcinoma (Agent Orange exposure linked), Adelaide, South Australia , 19 June 2007, aged 59 years |
| Cemetery: |
Stansbury Cemetery, S.A. Also commemorated at Centennial Park and Paving stone at the SA Vietnam War Memorial |
| Memorials: |
Service History
Vietnam War Service
| 8 Apr 1965: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 61660, Army Training Units, Hobart, Tasmania | |
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| 19 Apr 1967: | Promoted Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) | |
| 28 Dec 1967: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 61660 | |
| 28 Dec 1967: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 61660, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) | |
| 13 May 1968: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 61660, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), FSB Coral / Balmoral - Vietnam |
Non Warlike Service
| 24 Oct 1970: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 61660, Army Training Units, Promoted Temporary Sergeant | |
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| 19 Feb 1978: | Promoted Australian Army (Post WW2), Warrant Officer Class 2, Army Training Units, Infantry Centre Singleton RO 12/1320/78 per AB83 | |
| 7 Aug 1981: | Promoted Australian Army (Post WW2), Warrant Officer Class 1, Posted to 4 Cadet Group Adelaide |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Steve Larkins
Colin Webster was awarded the following medals:
Vietnam Campaign Medal Inf 5130/68 15 Sep 1971,
Vietnamese Government Medal
Infantry Combat Badge vide INF 6116/70,
Defence Force ServiceMedal 23 May 84,
AASM 1945-75
Defence Force Medal
Remembered with Honour
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