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LEADBEATER, William Keith
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 37675 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 7th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR) |
| Born: | Regent, Victoria, Australia, 13 December 1939 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Heart Attack, Wingham, New South Wales, Australia, 7 March 2020, aged 80 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
Vietnam War Service
| 22 Apr 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 37675, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) | |
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| 22 Apr 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 37675 | |
| 10 Feb 1970: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 7th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR) | |
| 10 Feb 1970: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 37675 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
‘Bill’ Leadbeater suffered a sudden heart attack, on Saturday 7 March and died, at his home in Wingham, NSW.
Bill was a foundation member of the 5th Battalion, joining the Transport Platoon as a driver for Admin Company on 1 March 1965. He held that position on the South Vietnam deployment of the Battalion until he returned to Australia on 9 May 1967. On 10 February 1970 he re-deployed to South Vietnam with 7 RAR and served there until 9 July of that year. - Courtesy of Gary Townsend
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