Noel Francis DE LA HUNTY MC

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DE LA HUNTY, Noel Francis

Service Number:	52693
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV)
Born:	Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 26 December 1932
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Perth Modern School, Western Australia, 1945-47
Occupation:	Soldier
Memorials:

Vietnam War Service

22 Oct 1963:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Captain, 52693, Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV)
Date unknown:	Honoured Military Cross

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Biography contributed by Robert Johnson

The following exerpt from "The Men Who Persevered" by Bruce Davies and Gary McKay relates to an incident in April 1964 at An Diem, 55 kms south-west of Da Nang in Vietnam.

"Captain Noel de la Hunty was wounded slightly while on patrol out of An Diem with a 56-man Civilian Irregular Defence Group unit that came under fire from an enemy platoon over seven separate days. He would be awarded a Military Cross for his personal courage and professional ability under dangerous and exhausting conditions." (page 43)

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