ANSWER, Kenneth Bernard
Service Number: | 3794169 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) |
Born: | Orbost,, Victoria , Australia, 12 July 1947 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | 2 March 2025, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: |
Vietnam War Service
9 Apr 1969: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 3794169, 1st Australian Reinforcement Unit, Vietnam | |
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30 Apr 1969: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 3794169, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Gary Townsend
Ken was conscripted on 17 July 1968, attended 2 RTB, 3 Training Battalion (Infantry Corps Wing) and Infantry Centre (RAR Reinforcement Wing). He deployed to Vietnam and joined 1 ARU on 9 December 1969 and on 30 April was transferred to 1 Platoon, Alpha Company, 5 RAR as a rifleman. Ken completed his tour and returned with the Battalion, aboard HMAS Sydney, docking in Sydney on 5 March 1970.