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HARRINGTON, John Harry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1411186 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) |
| Born: | Victoria, Australia, 20 November 1943 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | 11 September 2023, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
Vietnam War Service
| 28 Sep 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 1411186, 1st Australian Reinforcement Unit, Vietnam | |
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| 5 Nov 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 1411186, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) | |
| 3 Feb 1969: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 1411186, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Gary Townsend
John attended 1 RTB and Infantry Centre and in September 1966 deployed to join 1 ARU in Vietnam. In November he joined 5 Section, 5 Platoon, 5 RAR as a rifleman returning with the Battalion in May 1967. John re-deployed for 5 RAR’s 1969-70 as a Corporal in the Pioneers Platoon arriving back in Australia in February 1970. His last posting was 2 RTB, Puckapunyal and took discharge in 1972.
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