CLARK, Neville John
| Service Number: | 279583 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Regiment |
| Born: | Waverley, New South Wales, Australia, 3 October 1940 |
| Home Town: | Pennant Hills, Hornsby Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
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Vietnam War Service
| 20 Mar 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant, 279583, 4th Field Regiment | |
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| 8 Apr 1967: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant, 279583, 1st Field Regiment (Post WW2) | |
| 10 Jun 1967: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant, 279583, 4th Field Regiment | |
| Date unknown: | Honoured Military Cross |
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Neville John Clark, forward observer, 4 Fd. Regt.
Lt. Neville John Clark was, "commissioned in the CMF on February 10, 1964.
On August 6, 1967, during Operation BALLARAT, Lt. Clark was supporting A Company, 7RAR. "At 1100 hrs., the company contacted an enemy force and immediately came under heavy and accurate
fire, sustaining several casualties almost at once.
Lt. Clark, although under fire himself, quickly; brought rapid and accurate, artillery fire on to the enemy positions. At this stage the eneiriy contiriued to press closely on A Company, which sustained further casualties.
Lt. Clark calmly, methodically and with complete ' disregard for his on safety, and in the full know ledge of the danger to himself, adjusted the fire of his battery to within 50 metres of his own position.
The enemy was forced to break contact and further casualties were prevented . _
Source - Australian Army (National : 1959 -1980), p. 10. Retrieved October 23, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article267032842
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