Barry Maxwell (Spike) PEMBERTON

PEMBERTON, Barry Maxwell

Service Number: 1200137
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR)
Born: Ingham, Queensland, Australia, 27 January 1947
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Soldier
Died: Cardiac issues, 19 July 2022, aged 75 years, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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Vietnam War Service

6 May 1966: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 1200137, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR)

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

Written by Gary Townsend

Barry enlisted in March 1964, did Recruit Training with 1 RTB, Corps Training with Infantry Centre and then joined 2 RAR. In January 1966 he was transferred to 5 RAR  and deployed to South Vietnam on 6 May, Barry completed the Battalion’s full 1966-67 Tour of Duty. He served in Admin Company, as a member of the band, but on operations or patrols he operated as a stretcher-bearer for Bravo Company. Barry later served with the Armoured Corps Band and took discharge in March 1970.

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