DUROUX, Jeffrey Max
| Service Number: | 15230 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 9th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (9RAR) |
| Born: | Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, 7 July 1940 |
| Home Town: | Grafton, Clarence Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, South Vietnam, South Vietnam, Vietnam, 5 January 1969, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Gardens - Path 11 - Grave 709A , Centennial Park Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Grafton Clarence Valley Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Kallangur Vietnam Veterans' Place, Port Pirie Vietnam Veterans Honour Wall, Redcliffe RSL Memorial Wall, Seymour Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Walk Roll of Honour, Sydney 9th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment Vietnam Killed on Active Service Plaque |
Vietnam War Service
| 8 Jun 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 15230, 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) | |
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| 8 Jun 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), 15230, 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), Long Tan | |
| 8 Jun 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 15230 | |
| 5 Nov 1968: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 15230, 9th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (9RAR) | |
| 5 Nov 1968: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 15230, 9th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (9RAR) | |
| 5 Nov 1968: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 15230 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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15230 Sergeant Jeffrey Max Duroux
17th July, 1940 – 5th January, 1969
Derrick Gardens – Path 11 – Grave 709A, Centennial Park Cemetery, SA
15230 Sergeant Jeff Duroux, an indigenous Australian, was born in Grafton, NSW. He served with 6th Battalion between 8th June, 1966 and 2nd April, 1967 on his first tour of duty in South Vietnam. A member of D Company, Jeff was a veteran of the Battle of Long Tan. Following his return to Australia and because of his military experience, he was posted to the newly formed 9th Battalion.
Jeff’s service with 9 RAR, Vietnam, commenced on 5th November, 1968. On Operation Goodwood, which took place in the Hat Dich area, 30 km n.w. of Nuit Dat, Jeff served with 4 Platoon, B Company. During hostilities his Platoon made contact with the enemy, and on 5th January, 1969, aged 28 years, 15230 Sergeant Jeff Duroux was killed in action.
Information from 9RAR SA
15230 Sergeant Jeffrey Max Duroux, Age 28.
9th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment
He survived the Battle of Long Tan with D Company 6RAR in 1966. He was killed while serving with 9RAR on 5th January 1969 in Bien Hoa when a bullet ricocheted from a tree and hit him.
(Awarded to US Presidential Unit Citation for the Battle of LONG TAN, VIETNAM)
Information from Find a Grave Memorial
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