Claude Henry DUCKER MC, MID

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DUCKER, Claude Henry

Service Number:	335075
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Major
Last Unit:	5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR)
Born:	22 September 1933, place not yet discovered
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Soldier
Died:	18 September 2022, aged 88 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
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Vietnam War Service

7 Jan 1969:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Major, 335075, HQ Australian Force Vietnam
21 Apr 1969:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Major, 335075, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR)

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Biography contributed by Gary Townsend

Claude was accepted into RMC-D in February 1952. In January 1957 he was posted to 3 RAR and deployed to Malaya, where he was awarded a Military Cross for his service there. Claude had various postings, including 1 RAR and 4 RAR, Staff College and Officer Training Unit before deploying to SVN joining HQ-AFV in January 1969. In April 1969 he joined 5 RAR as OC Charlie Company where he was mentioned in dispatches. Claude then transferred to the CMF and discharged in 1983.

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