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WIERINGA, Jacob Evert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 42848 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) |
| Born: | The Hague, Holland, 25 December 1942 |
| Home Town: | Tailem Bend, Murray Bridge, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Tailem Bend, South Australia, 3 November 2021, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
Vietnam War Service
| 6 May 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 42848, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
Jacob ‘Jack’ Wieringa died peacefully on Wednesday 3 November 2021 in his home town of Tailem Bend, South Australi.
Jack was deployed to Vietnam with the Mortar Platoon on 6 May 1966 and served there until his return to Australia on 9 May 1967. He served for many years as a Federal Police officer in South Australia.
Courtesy of Gary Townsend
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