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SRI LANKAN (BORN) WHO SERVED IN VIETNAM – Looking for More Names Please – Sent to eLanka by Victor Melder

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SRI LANKAN (BORN) WHO SERVED IN VIETNAM – Looking for More Names Please – Sent to eLanka by Victor Melder

 

A total of 60,000 Australian service members served in Vietnam, 1962 – 1975. Most of the Sri Lankan born Australians were National Servicemen. Below is the list of the 25 who served in Vietnam.

Name Service Number Date of Birth Place of Birth Service
BARSENBACH, Trevor Ralph 3798919 01 Mar 1949 COLOMBO Army
COLLETTE, Russell 218652 28 Mar 1943 COLOMBO Army
DCOSTA, Frederick Darrell 3789754 02 May 1946 COLOMBO Army
DEIGHTON, Derek Christopher John 335044 21 Nov 1930 KANDY Army
DEJONG, Hilton Patrick 3788799 04 Nov 1945 COLOMBO Army
FERNANDO, George Haistwell 3787967 25 Jul 1945 COLOMBO Army
GEOGHEGAN, Pierre Joseph R95256 26 Jun 1950 COLOMBO RAN
GEOGHEGAN, Rex Anthony R93835 26 Aug 1946 COLOMBO RAN
GRANT-SMITH, Alan George 55008 02 May 1944 COLOMBO Army
INGRAM, Emil Leslie 36905 10 Dec 1930 COLOMBO Army

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Name Service Number Date of Birth Place of Birth Service
JANSZ, Clifford Ivor Hans R45211 11 Sep 1930 MOUNT LAVINIA RAN
LA’BROOY, Pieter Rodney A55710 16 Jan 1941 MARADANA RAAF
LEEMBRUGGEN, Peter Henry 313087 09 Oct 1949 COLOMBO Army
LOURENSZ, Medric Arnold Plalidus A52431 27 Sep 1932 KANDY RAAF
MADDAMS, John William Sydney 54000 16 Nov 1941 COLOMBO Army
OHLMUS, Wilhelm Anthony 3797290 23 Apr 1949 COLOMBO Army
PIPPET, Michael Gordon 312537 13 May 1947 HATTON Army
PIRES, Gerard Michael 5717069 09 Jan 1949 COLOMBO Army
RODIE, Gavin Angus 5716347 11 Feb 1948 COLOMBO Army
ROSS, Rodney Kenneth Sutherland 61069 12 Oct 1936 COLOMBO Army
Name Service Number Date of Birth Place of Birth Service
SCHOFIELD, David Anthony 3791003 12 Jun 1945 COLOMBO Army
THOMASZ, George Rayne 5716922 12 Jan 1949 COLOMBO Army
VADIVELOO, Victor Kandiah 38075 16 Oct 1926 JAFFNA, NORTHERN PROVINCE Army
VANDERWALL, Johann Wilhelm 55886 17 Mar 1950 COLOMBO Army
WILKINS, Charles Richard Hollace R55160 20 Sep 1941 COLOMBO RAN

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Name FERNANDO, George Haistwell
Service Australian Army
Service Number 3787967
Date of Birth 25 Jul 1945
Place of Birth COLOMBO CEYLON
Rank Private
National Service Yes
Corps Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps
Honours None for display

Vietnam War Service

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Name NUGARA, Joseph Arnold
Service Australian Army
Service Number 3795514
Date of Birth 12 Apr 1947
Place of Birth CEYLON
Rank Lance-Corporal
National Service Yes
Corps Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps
Honours None for display

Unit History

Unit Name Start Date End Date
2nd Advanced Ordnance Depot 28 Nov 1969 29 Oct 1970

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Name RODIE, Gavin Angus
Service Australian Army
Service Number 5716347
Date of Birth 11 Feb 1948
Place of Birth COLOMBO CEYLON
Rank Lance-Corporal
National Service Yes
Corps Royal Australian Infantry Corps
Honours None for display

Unit History

Unit Name Start Date End Date
7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment 16 Feb 1970 20 Aug 1970

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Name OHLMUS, Wilhelm Anthony
Service Australian Army
Service Number 3797290
Date of Birth 23 Apr 1949
Place of Birth COLOMBO CEYLON
Rank Private
National Service Yes
Corps Royal Australian Infantry Corps
Honours None for display

Unit History

Unit Name Start Date End Date
1 Australian Reinforcement Unit 23 Jul 1970 13 Aug 1970
7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment 14 Aug 1970 04 Mar 1971

Vietnam War Service

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Name BARSENBACH, Trevor Ralph
Service Australian Army
Service Number 3798919
Date of Birth 01 Mar 1949
Place of Birth COLOMBO CEYLON
Rank Sapper
National Service Yes
Corps Royal Australian Engineers
Honours None for display

Unit History

Unit Name Start Date End Date
1st Field Squadron 16 Jun 1971 14 Aug 1971
55 Engineer Workshop and Park Squadron 15 Aug 1971 25 Nov 1971

 

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