SMEE, Kevin John
| Service Number: | 215023 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) |
| Born: | Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia, 11 April 1944 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | 5 August 2022, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Tasmania (Launceston) Garden of Remembrance |
Vietnam War Service
| 22 Apr 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 215023, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) | |
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| 27 Jan 1969: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 215023, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) | |
| 20 May 1969: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 215023, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Gary Townsend
John enlisted in January 1963, was trained at 1 RTB and then Infantry Centre before joining 1 RAR in August of that year. He was a founding member of 5 RAR when the Battalion served on both tours of South Vietnam. As a LCPL with CHQ of B Coy on the 1966-67 tour and a CPL with ADM Coy on the 1969-70 tour. John stayed with 5 RAR until it was linked with 7 RAR and then served 6 years with 5/7 RAR. He continued in the ADF, serving for 20 years and discharging in January 1983.
He was the 5 RAR Tasmania State Representative prior to Kevin Mulligan taking over the position. He also led several civilian groups in well being areas for several years.
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