Abraham MELKI

MELKI , Abraham

Service Number: 3786932
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR)
Born: Bechmezzine, Lebanon, 25 April 1945
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Heart Attack, 20 March 2020, aged 74 years, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Epping RSL Honour Roll Vietnam & Korea
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Vietnam War Service

6 May 1966: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 3786932, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR)
6 May 1966: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

Abe completed his recruit training at 2 RTB and was immediately posted to 5 RAR, at Holsworthy, in early September 1965. He joined 8 Platoon, C Company, where he received his Corps Training and was then transferred to the Mortar Platoon. Abe was deployed with Mortar Platoon to South Vietnam on 6 May 1966. He served with Mortars until he returned to Australia with the Battalion aboard HMAS Sydney on 12 May 1967. - Courtesy of Gary Townsend