Neville Thomas RHODES

RHODES, Neville Thomas

Service Number: 2791471
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Lance Corporal
Last Unit: 8th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (8RAR)
Born: Young, New South Wales, Australia, 17 February 1948
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: 19 July 2022, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Young Wall of Remembrance
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Vietnam War Service

3 Sep 1969: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lance Corporal, 2791471, 1st Australian Reinforcement Unit, Vietnam
8 Oct 1969: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lance Corporal, 2791471, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR)
10 Feb 1970: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lance Corporal, 2791471, 8th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (8RAR)

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

Researched and Written by Gary Townsend

Neville, was conscripted in January 1969, started his Recruit Training at 1 RTB Kapooka, he then transferred to 3 TB (Inf Corps Wing) for his infantry training. He joined Infantry Centre (Reo Wing) until deploying to 1 ARU Vietnam (SVN) on 3 September. On 1 October he joined 11 Platoon, D Company, 5 RAR and there served until the Battalion returned to Australia in February 1970. Neville completed his tour of SVN with 8 RAR and RTA in September 1970.

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