HARRIS, Terence John
| Service Number: | 38198 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 25 November 1946 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | 20 June 2017, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Vietnam War Service
| 22 Apr 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 38198, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) | |
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| 22 Apr 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 38198 |
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Terence ‘Harry’ Harris, late of Westmeadows, VIC, passed away on the afternoon of Tuesday 20 June, after a long and debilitating battle with cancer.
Harry was the forward scout of 5 Section, 8 Platoon, C Company for the entirety of Battalion’s 1966-67 Tour of South Vietnam. He travelled, both to and from, South Vietnam aboard HMAS Sydney, the ‘Vung Tau Ferry’.
Harry also served with 2 RAR, 8 RAR in Malaysia in 1967-69 and 9 RAR, during his nine year’s of service with the ADF.
Harry’s funeral service was held at White Ladies Funerals, Epping, on Monday 26 June. The service was attended by his family, service mates and 5 RAR Association members.
Courtesy of 5RAR Association
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