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I am seeking these Vietnam Veterans to assist them in being awarded the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal. 3791788 Brian Dowd - 3rd Cavalry Regiment; 2788423 Peter Goodman - 3rd Cavalry Regiment; 3791157 Keith Hemburrow - 110 Signal Squadron; 2787277 Ron Camm - 1st Logistic Support Group; 3789212 Gary Grail - 3 RAR; 2785655 Geoff Green - Provost Unit; 3793529 Leon Stewart - 8 RAR; 2789389 David Bennett - 4RAR; 254945 Leon Bobako - 8RAR; 3787498 Bill Clappers - 7RAR; 5717617 Rob (Raymond) Collins - 1AFV Postal Unit; 2792302 Paul Craig - 1st Field Regiment; R63392 Jon Dorhauer – RAN; 3798482 Terry Fidge - 102 Field Workshop; 3794340 Alan Fleming - 7RAR; 1730940 Mike Gallagher - 1st Field Regiment; 2787380 Charlie Hankin - 12th Field Regiment; 3794477 Kevin Kneebone - 7RAR; 2793307 Ray Laidlaw - 3RAR; 2787459 David Lethbridge - 32 Small Ships; 2786944 Ross Longworth - 9RAR; 4720244 Kevin Medlow - 7RAR; 3790016 Bryan Meehan - 1RAR; 3795612 Greg Milnes - 6RAR; 2782447 Paul Murphy - 2RAR; 1731688 James Paterson - 709 Signal Group; 3799485 Dennis Pope - 1st Ordnance Field Park; 4721260 David Proud - 3RAR; 6708439 Bruce Rae - 102 Field Workshop; 4721056 Trevor Richardson - 3RAR; 2791287 Tony Robertson (Racca) - 2RAR; 2795550 Peter Schrieber - 1st Field Squadron; 4718460 Roy Shotter - 3RAR; 3799913 Anthony Smith - 86 Transport Platoon; 3801134 Terry Smith - 2nd Ordnance Depot; 6708420 Gordon Steven - 2RAR; 3798887 Robert Thompson - 104 Signal Squadron; 3104101 Harry Tuck - 2nd Ordnance Depot; 6709633 Graham Walters - 2RAR; 1734941 Greg Wheeler - 2RAR; 3790307 Leo White - 1RAR; 365823 (CMF) Peter Williams - 189 Works Support.

Are you a Military TPI looking for social interaction? Come and join us. We are seeking new members. We hold our meetings at the Nowra Veteran Wellbeing Centre, 124 Wallace Street, Nowra on the third Tuesday of each month at 11am, as well as having social outings and lunches. Spouses/partners are very welcome to come along also.

William was from Braidwood, NSW. He was shot down over Normandy, France on 7th June 1944. Does anyone know of any living relatives in Braidwood or elsewhere in Australia as it is the 80th anniversary of his death and he is not forgotten.

I have been asked by a cousin in England to try to trace any relative of William Blessing from Braidwood. My cousin's Dad was friends with Bill.

We are seeking to locate our brother David, DOB 4/12/1945, Service Number 2412180, who served in Vietnam between 3/06/1965 and 5/06/1966 in the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment. Please contact the below as a matter of some urgency.

The Royal Australian Artillery Historical Company book, by Nicholas Floyd and Paul Stevens, 'Action! Action! Action! A Short History of the Employment of Australian Artillery, 1871-2021', Big Sky Publishing, Sydney, 2024, will be launched on 1 August 2024. Keep an eye on the Royal Australian Artillery Historical Company website for details.

Adelaide High School is seeking old scholars of Adelaide High School and Adelaide Girls High School who served in the Vietnam War in a military or civilian capacity (ie Red Cross nurses, civilian medical teams, regular Army, Navy or Air Force, or other areas). If you are an old scholar who served in Vietnam or know someone who did, we would love to hear from you. We are hoping to honour these students by recording their names on an Honour Board to be placed in the school. Please email the name of the person who served, their date of birth and their service number (if known).

A National Memorial to these conflicts in the Australian War Memorial’s Sculpture Garden is entering the design phase. We are seeking further donations and expressions of interests from veterans and their family members to join the foundation and become involved in design selection.

We are updating the honour roll and board, post-World War II. Please make contact if you know of past students who died in the service of their country during this time,

Grant Roberts is seeking his Army buddies. Grant, known as ‘Robo’ was based in Adelaide in the 1970s. Army number 425159, RAAF 413152.

Ted served on HMAS Vendetta in 1969.

At Breathe Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, we are able to assist all veterans with access to:
- Physician appointments (in person and via telehealth if required). Dr Daniel Judge and Dr Eduardo Gaio, are our Respiratory and Sleep Physicians based at our Cairns Private Clinic; and Dr Ashleigh Witt, also a Respiratory and Sleep Physician, completes our telehealth appointments, for patients unable to travel to our clinics in person
- Dr Daniel Judge also runs a satellite clinic in Mareeba, once per month
- Sleep Studies (across Cairns, Atherton Tablelands, Airlie Beach and Rockhampton)
- CPAP Therapy - we have Therapists that you can access in person for support, in Cairns/Atherton Tablelands; and Airlie Beach (at our Restore Clinic in Cannonvale)
- CPAP/APAP Devices, masks, consumables (with delivery direct to your door for Cairns, Atherton Tablelands and surrounds)
- Lung Function Testing at our Cairns Private Clinic
We pride ourselves on quality service and support, with prompt turnarounds for our patients

The Sub-Branch is now manned regularly and is seeking new members. Contact Sub-Branch Secretary.

I will pay for a copy of the original version of the book. Must be in readable condition.

Wanting to catch up with Darren Lane (transport driver) and Sharon ? (orderly room clerk, Fairbairn).

Seeking staff that served with Sgt Allan Brian COX. MUFS 19/06/1988, due to total blindness, Cryptococcus gaita meningitis - air born and river born virus from river gums, common in Australia. Squadron Leader Flt Lt Hall, Allan’s Divisional Officer, posted from Pearce Air Base WA 1988/1989? Allan served in Butterworth, Penang, Southeast Asia for 2 ½ years, then to NSW, then back to Pearce Air Base WA. SMO Petersen was the Senior Medical Officer at the time.

Bret was a mechanical fitter at the Toyota Altona Plant in the 1990s. I was his Engineering Electrical Supervisor. Bret was the face on the Colins Class Submarine entering the Australian Naval Fleet PR DVD.

I have recently received the Nuclear Tests Medal from the British Ministry of Defence and I would like to ensure that any other surviving members of that experience are aware of their entitlement. I have details on how best to apply.

Served with the AIF from 1946-1947, Interim Army from 1947-1948, Australian Regular Army 1948-1976. I have a number of personal and military items belonging to Thomas and would dearly like to return them to their rightful home.

Would like to catch up with J A Williams and Nick Cooke from July 72 first salstruc mobi intake.