CONNERY, John Reginald
Service Number: | 2790039 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | HQ Australian Force Vietnam |
Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 10 October 1947 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Townsville Hospital, Queensland, Australia , 9 October 2020, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: |
Vietnam War Service
14 May 1969: | Involvement 2790039, 1st Australian Reinforcement Unit, Vietnam | |
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14 May 1969: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 2790039 | |
4 Jun 1969: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 2790039 | |
4 Jun 1969: | Involvement 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) | |
15 Jul 1971: | Involvement 1st Australian Reinforcement Unit, Vietnam | |
15 Jul 1971: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 2790039 | |
16 Sep 1971: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, HQ Australian Force Vietnam | |
16 Sep 1971: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 2790039 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
On 14 May 1969 he deployed to 1 ARU and served with them until he joined 11 Platoon D Company 5 RAR on 4 June. Jack returned to Australia with the Battalion on 5 March 1970. He redeployed to 1 ARU on 15 July 1971 until he was assigned to HQ Australian Army Force Vietnam on 16 September 1971 and returned with them on 12 February 1972. - Courtesy of Gary Townsend