NEGUS, Gregory Normand
| Service Number: | 55071 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) |
| Born: | Merredin, Western Australia, 26 October 1939 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | C.B.C. Perth, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Army Officer |
| Died: | Joondalup Health Campus, Perth, Western Australia, 13 July 2023, aged 83 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Vietnam War Service
| 19 Apr 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant, 55071 | |
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| 19 Apr 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant, 55071, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Gary Townsend
Greg joined the Citizens Military Forces in May 1959 and served with them until he transferred to the Australian Regular Army in May 1965, when he joined 5 RAR which included 5 weeks in New Guinea. Greg deployed to Vietnam as OC of 11 Platoon, Delta Company, on 19 April 1966 with the Advance Party. He was then transferred, in July/August, to be the commander of Transport Platoon, Admin Company and completed the 1966-67 Tour in that position. Greg returned to Australia, aboard HMAS Sydney with the Battalion, docking in Sydney on 12 May 1967. After a posting to 2 RTB and short time with 7 RAR he rejoined 5 RAR in 1972 as OC of Charlie Company and in December of 1973, with the linking of 5 RAR and 7 RAR, he assumed the command of Admin Company 5/7 RAR. He had various other postings during his 27 years of ADF service
Retired from the Army as a Major
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