Robert George ARMITAGE BEM, MID

ARMITAGE , Robert George

Service Number: 5410806
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Warrant Officer Class 2
Last Unit: 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR)
Born: Guildford, Western Australia, 14 April 1940
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Soldier
Died: 1 October 2021, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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Vietnam War Service

2 May 1966: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 5410806, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR)
2 May 1966: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 5410806
27 Jan 1969: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Warrant Officer Class 2, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR)
27 Jan 1969: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 5410806

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

Retired from the army as a Warrant Officer Class 1

Bob deployed to Vietnam with 11 Pl D Coy 5 RAR 2 May 1966 as Pl SGT returning to Australia with the Battalion in 1967. During this tour he was awarded the British Empire Medal, a Commendation for Distinguished Service and was Mentioned in Despatches. Bob returned to Vietnam as CSM of A Coy 27 January 1969, completing the tour and returning with 5 RAR in 1970. - Courtesy of Gary Townsend