Lloyd Noel (Snow) ROYAL

ROYAL, Lloyd Noel

Service Number: 16039
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Lance Corporal
Last Unit: 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR)
Born: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 27 November 1941
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Soldier
Died: Cancer, Queensland, Australia, 27 June 2023, aged 81 years
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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Vietnam War Service

28 Jan 1969: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lance Corporal, 16039, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR)

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Biography contributed by Gary Townsend

LCPL Lloyd ‘Snow’ Royal  first enlisted in the ARA for 6 years in 1961, after his discharge he re-enlisted in 1968. He deployed to Vietnam, in January 1969, as Genghis Khan’s batman, the position that he served the full tour in. When MAJ GEN Murray Blake, as a LT, joined 3 RAR in 1961 Snow was appointed as his batman. Snow had also served in 2 RAR, 3 RAR, 6 RAR (batman to 2 or 3 COs), 8/9 RAR and 9 RAR as well as other postings. He took his discharge from the ADF, as a LCPL, in November 1996.

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