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COOPER, Noel William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 219358 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR) |
| Born: | Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia, 9 August 1944 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | 6 October 2024, aged 80 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
| 21 Oct 1969: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 219358, 1st Australian Reinforcement Unit, Vietnam | |
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| 13 Nov 1969: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 219358, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) | |
| 12 Feb 1970: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 219358, 7th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Gary Townsend
Noel deployed to Vietnam with 1 ARU Oct/Nov 1969, he joined 8 Platoon, Charlie Company, 5 RAR on 13 November as a forward scout. In February Noel was WIA, by shrapnel, in a bunker contact west of Xuyen Moc. When the Battalion finished its Tour of Duty he was transferred to 7 RAR, was again WIA and medivaced to Australia on 6 May 1970.Noel completed 30 years in the ARA retiring in 1999 with the rank of Sergeant.
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