Robert Neil MCKENZIE

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MCKENZIE, Robert Neil

Service Number:	213559
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR)
Born:	Newcastle on Tyne, England, 15 September 1941
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Soldier
Died:	7 September 2023, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

Vietnam War Service

10 May 1966:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 213559, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR)

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Biography contributed by Gary Townsend

He enlisted in 1959, did his initial training, joined 1 RAR in Malaysia and then stayed on with 2 RAR. On his return Neil rejoined 1 RAR, serving in New Guinea and when 5 RAR was formed he became a founding member. He deployed to Vietnam in May 1966 in command of a Section of 4 Platoon, Bravo Company. He was badly wounded in action in the Long Hai Hills incident and was medivaced home. Neil also served with 6 RAR and 9 RAR retiring in 1982 with the rank SSGT.

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