FALLINS, Vincent
Service Number: | 2789730 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) |
Born: | Charlestown, New South Wales, Australia, 10 September 1947 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Queensland, Australia, 1 February 2021, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: |
Vietnam War Service
8 Feb 1969: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 2789730, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
Vince served with 2 Section, 1 Platoon, A Company as a rifleman. He deployed to South Vietnam with the Battalion, aboard HMAS Sydney, on 8 February 1969. He completed the tour with that section and returned to Australia, again aboard HMAS Sydney, on 5 March 1970.
In 1973 he joined the NSW Police Force, serving with them for many years, and reaching the rank of Detective Senior Sergeant. - Courtesy of Gary Townsend