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WITHERIDGE, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 29124 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer Class 2 |
| Last Unit: | 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) |
| Born: | Nowra, New South Wales, Australia , 22 March 1937 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Blood disorder, 5 March 2022, aged 84 years, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
Vietnam War Service
| 8 May 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Staff Sergeant , 29124, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) | |
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| 27 Jan 1969: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Warrant Officer Class 2, 29124, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Gary Townsend
Stretch enlisted in September 1955 he completed recruit Training at 1 RTB and Corps Training. He then served in 4 RAR, 3 RAR and then joined 1 RAR. Stretch deployed to Malaya with 1 RAR.
He was a foundation member of 5 RAR when it was raised on 1 March 1965. Stretch served in various positions and companies, for both of the Battalion’s tours of South Vietnam as a sergeant for the first tour and WO2 for the second tour. He continued to serve in the ADF until he took discharge in May 1977. - Courtesy of Gary Townsend
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