George Richard WARD

WARD, George Richard

Service Number: 2789755
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR)
Born: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 30 January 1947
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: New South Wales, Australia, 16 August 2019, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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Vietnam War Service

8 Feb 1969: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 2789755, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR)
8 Feb 1969: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 2789755

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Biography contributed by Virtual Australia

 George Ward died in hospital mid-morning on Friday 16 August, he had been in care for the last couple of years suffering from Alzheimer's.

George deployed to South Vietnam for the full term of the Battalion’s 1969-70 tour of duty. He served with 6 Section 5 Platoon B Company operating as the section’s tail-end Charlie for most of the time. George was well liked by his mates and considered a ‘good guy’. - Courtesy of Gary Townsend