Barry Eugene MAGNUSSEN

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MAGNUSSEN , Barry Eugene

Service Number:	1731001
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR)
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia , 15 March 1945
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	25 October 2015, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Wondai Cemetery, Qld Plot Columbarium Wall, West Face, Row C, #12
Memorials:

Vietnam War Service

8 Jun 1966:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 1731001
Date unknown:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lance Corporal, 1731001, 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), Long Tan

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

Barry Eugene Magnussen was born on 15 May 1945 in Brisbane. He enlisted for National Service on 30 June 1965 and following recruit and initial infantry training he joined 6 RAR on 8 September 1965.
Lance Corporal Magnussen arrived in Vietnam with 6 RAR on 8 June 1966 as second in command of 4 Section, 11 Platoon, D Company. He was discharged from the Army on 29 June 1967 after completing his period of National Service. He passed away in 2015.

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