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5th and 7th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment Vietnam War Memorial, Holsworthy

5th and 7th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment Vietnam War Memorial, Holsworthy
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Ms. Jane Williamson and Mrs. Janice Williams
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Description / Background

Three large bush rocks surrounded by with white pebbles inside a concrete border. Each rock bears two plaques with a dedication to a different area of the 5/7 Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) Battalion:

  • Left is to 5 RAR 'The Tigers'
  • Middle is to the 5/7 battalion 'Mechanized' 
  • Right is to 7 RAR

Notes:

  • All those not listed as having been killed while on training are shown as 'Killed in Action' (KIA) on the memorial. The different codes listed below are based on information from the Australian War Memorials' Roll of Honour.
  • The entry for B. P. Watson is given as B. F. Watson on the memorial. The spelling below is taken from information on the Australian War Memorial's Roll of Honour.

The memorial is located inside the Holsworthy Military Base.

Inscription

Left plaques

5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment 'The Tigers'.

1 March 1965. 

Raised at Holsworthy from 1RAR (pent) April 1966 to March 1967. Active Service - South Vietnam 29 October 1967. Received Queen's and Regimental Colour - Holsworthy January 1969 to March 1970. 3rd December 1973. Linked with 7RAR to form 5/7 RAR. 

[Names killed in action]

Middle plaques

5th/7th Battalion, (Mechanized) The Royal Australian Regiment.

3rd December 1973

5 RAR and 7 RAR Linked to form 5/7 RAR 12 January 1976. 5/7 RAR began Mechanized Trails 6 June 1984. Full Mechanization of 5/7 RAR October 1998 to March 1999. 5/7 RAR (MECH) Relocated from Torruk Lines, Holsworthy to Binh Ba Lines, Robertson Barracks, Darwin.

'We Will Remember them'

[Names died while training]

Right plaques

7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment.

1 September 1965

Raised at Puckapunyal, Victoria April 1967 to March 1968. Active Service - South Viet Nam 6 October 1968. Received Queen's and regimental Colours – Holsworthy March 1970 to February 1971. Active Service - South Viet Nam 3 December 1973. Linked with 5RAR to form 5/7 RAR.

[Names killed in action]

Veterans listed on this memorial

Veterans listed on this memorial

Last held rank Given name Family name Conflict/s Service No. Service Campaign Read more
Pte P J Navarre Vietnam Army view
Pte E H Nilsen Vietnam Army view
Pte E W Noack Vietnam Army view
Pte J M O'Connor Vietnam Army view
Lcpl D P O'Rouke Army Malaysia view
Pte R G Patten Vietnam Army view
Pte R G Perrin Vietnam Army view
Pte L J Pettit Vietnam Army view
Pte M D Poole Vietnam Army view
Lt R C Pothof Vietnam Army view

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Address
Holsworthy Military Base
Main Entry Gate Heathcote Road
Holsworthy NSW 2173
Local Government Area
Liverpool, City of
Setting
Garden/park
Memorial type
Board/roll/plaque/tablet
Recorded by
Ms. Jane Williamson and Mrs. Janice Williams
Year of construction
1998
Dedication date
12 May 1998
Conflict/s
Vietnam War, 1962–75