FRANCIS, Arthur Murphy
| Service Number: | 215581 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 January 1964, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Regimental Sergeant Major |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) |
| Born: | Edinburgh, Scotland, 4 August 1946 |
| Home Town: | Singleton, Northumberland, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Natural causes, Singleton, New South Wales, 6 August 2016, aged 70 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Non Warlike Service
| 13 Jan 1964: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 215581, Sydney, New South Wales |
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Malaysia / Indonesia Confrontation Service
| 1 Jan 1965: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 215581, 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (4RAR) |
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Vietnam War Service
| 19 May 1967: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 215581 | |
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| 19 May 1967: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 215581, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR) | |
| 17 May 1970: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 215581 | |
| 17 May 1970: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 215581, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR) |
Non Warlike Service
| 1 Jan 1984: | Promoted Australian Army (Post WW2), Regimental Sergeant Major, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) | |
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| 27 Oct 1997: | Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), Regimental Sergeant Major, 215581 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...Arthur enlisted into the Australian Regular Army on the 13 January 1964. After initial training was complete, Arthur was allocated to the Royal Australian Infantry Corps and posted to the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) in Holsworthy, however, after only six months an overseas posting option was given and he was sent to 4th Battalion who were training for a deployment to Malaysia. Arthur spent two years in Malaya, including active service in Borneo during the Indonesian confrontation, where he served as a rifleman and a forward scout. In 1967, Arthur volunteered for service in South Vietnam and was posted from Malaysia to the 2nd Battalion who were in Brisbane completing their training in preparation for overseas deployment. He remained with the 2nd Battalion until 1975, having completed two tours of active service with them in South Vietnam, the first as a Corporal, Section Commander during 1967-68, the second as a Platoon Sergeant during 1970-71.
Arthur spent the next few years in regimental and instructional appointments at the 1st Recruit Training Battalion, The Royal Military College and 8th/9th Battalion as a Company Sergeant Major..." - READ MORE LINK (www.army.gov.au)
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