John Baillie STUBBS

STUBBS, John Baillie

Service Number: 214565
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR)
Born: Workington, England, 16 August 1941
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Soldier
Died: 26 July 2022, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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Vietnam War Service

22 Apr 1966: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 214565, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR)

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

Written and researched by Gary Townsend - 5RAR

John enlisted in February 1962, completed his recruit training at 1 RTB and Corps training at Inf Centre. He joined 1 RAR in November of that year. For 2 years John served with HQ 28 Commonwealth Infantry Bde Group in Singapore and Thailand. He joined 5 RAR in October 1965 and deployed to South Vietnam, as a rifleman with CHQ of Charlie Company, aboard HMAS Sydney, on 22 April 1966. He continued in that position for the full 1966-67 tour of SVN and returned to Australia on 12 May 1967.

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