Franz Gottfried (Frank) WOLBER

WOLBER, Franz Gottfried

Service Number: 37826
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: Headquarters, 5 Company RAASC
Born: Cologne, Germany , 17 May 1937
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
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Vietnam War Service

5 Dec 1967: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 37826, 2 Transport Platoon RAASC
9 Jan 1968: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 37826, Headquarters, 5 Company RAASC
13 Aug 1968: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 37826, Headquarters, 5 Company RAASC

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Biography contributed by Liz Williamson

Frank’s service record shows that he served from 1962 to 1984:

Citizen Military Forces –19 September I961 - 13 April 1962  

Australian Regular Army Supplement(O) 16 April 1962 - 28 September 1962  

Australian Regular Army - 29 September 1962 - 18 April 1984

Decorations, Medals and Commendations
Australian Active Service Medal 1945-75 with Clasps Malaysia and Vietnam; General Service Medal 1962 with Clasp Malay Peninsula; Vietnam Medal; Australian Service Medal 1945/75 with Clasp PNG; Defence Force Service Medal with Ist Clasp; National Medal; Vietnamese Campaign Medal; Returned from Active Service Badge

On 3rd December 2003 Frank was interviewed as part of the Australian's at War Film Archive which included interviews from 2000 people.  The Archive is an Australian Government initiative, commissioned through the Department of Veterans' Affairs.

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