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SCHOFIELD, Raymond
Personal Details
Service Number: | 215469 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) |
Born: | Blackpool Lancashire, England, 10 November 1942 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Soldier |
Died: | Cardiac issues , The Ridgeway New South Wales, Australia, 10 October 2020, aged 77 years |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: |
Service History
Vietnam War Service
6 May 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 215469, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) | |
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6 May 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 215469 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
Ray joined 5 RAR from 1 RAR and deployed to South Vietnam on 6 May 1966 as a pay clerk with BHQ. He served in that position until he returned to Australia on board HMAS Sydney on 12 May 1967. Ray continued to serve in the Army for many years and retired with the rank of Sergeant. - Courtesy of Gary Townsend