MILTON, Andrew
| Service Number: | 35722 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | BRUNSWICK, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, 20 July 1930 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Vietnam War Service
| 28 May 1965: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 35722 | |
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| 22 Apr 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 35722 | |
| 16 Jul 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 35722 |
Andrew Milton
Born in Brunswick VIC on 20 Jul 1930
He had been employed as a Workshop Assistant with CSIROs Government Research Lab in Melbourne & Storeman with Gardinol Chemical Company in Hawthorn
At age 21 he enlisted in the Army in Sep 1951 & was allocated as Infantryman for service with Special Force Korea
He posted to 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment in Dec
He arrived in Japan in Apr 1952 then Korea in Jun where he posted to 3 RAR
In the period from Nov 1951 to the Armistice in Jul 1953, 3 RAR occupied various positions in 'Jamestown Line' between 'The Hook' & Point 355 with brief periods in Brigade & Corps reserve. The role of the unit had become one of defence; the holding of a strong defensive line extending across Korea just north of the 38th Parallel
He returned to Japan in Mar 1953 & Australia in Jul where he was discharged on the 19th
He re-enlisted in the ARA in Aug 1954 & was allocated to the Royal Australian Corps of Signals for service with Southern Command
He arrived back in Japan in Jun 1956 & posted to Commonwealth Contingent Korea, Signal Squadron serving in Korea from 26 Jun 1956 to 2 Aug 1957
He returned to Australia in Aug 1957 posting to 1st Brigade Sig Squadron in Sep
Appt L/CPL in Jan 1958 he posted to the School of Signals as Staff in Apr
In Dec 1959 he qualified as a DUKW Transport Operator
He posted to Northern Command Intercommunication Troop in Aug 1959; 1st Armoured Regiment Sig Troop in May 1960 & Southern Command Sig Squadron in Aug then promoted CPL in Apr 1963
In Dec 1964 S/C Sig Sqn was re-designated as 2nd Signals Regiment
Posting to 709 Sig Tp in May 1965 he arrive in Bein Hoa for service in South Vietnam in support of 1 RAR Group until 27 Aug when he was medevacked to Malaysia & subsequently back to Australia by Sep
He returned to Vietnam in Apr 1966 with 709 Sig Tp transferring to 520 (Tech Maint) Sig Tp as A/SGT in Jul
He returned to Australia in May 1967 posting to 5 Sig Regt
In Jan 1968 was dett to Port Moresby with 127 Sig Sqn at Vanimo Barracks
Sadly, on 29 Sep 1969 he was found to have commit suicide in an empty shed at his Barracks in Vanimo
Submitted 5 November 2024 by James Coleman
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