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2nd Lieutenant Brian Geoffrey Walker

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2nd Lieutenant Brian Geoffrey Walker

Birth
Perth, City of Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Death
9 Mar 1969 (aged 21)
Vietnam
Burial
Karrakatta, Nedlands City, Western Australia, Australia Add to Map
Plot
Lawn 4 Section CC Site 0007
Memorial ID
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5411605 Second Lieutenant Brian Geoffrey Walker, 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Age 21 from Cottesloe WA.
Brian Walker enlisted in 1966 and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant. On 9th March 1969 2nd Lieutenant Walker was leading his platoon through a mine field at night when a mine was detonated killing Sergeant Smith and Corporal Gilbert. Friendly ARVN forces hearing the explosion opened fire killing 2nd Lieutenant Walker.

Officially Commemorated on New South Wales Garden of Remembrance, Rookwood - Wall 11. Panel F.
5411605 Second Lieutenant Brian Geoffrey Walker, 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Age 21 from Cottesloe WA.
Brian Walker enlisted in 1966 and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant. On 9th March 1969 2nd Lieutenant Walker was leading his platoon through a mine field at night when a mine was detonated killing Sergeant Smith and Corporal Gilbert. Friendly ARVN forces hearing the explosion opened fire killing 2nd Lieutenant Walker.

Officially Commemorated on New South Wales Garden of Remembrance, Rookwood - Wall 11. Panel F.

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BRIAN GEOFFREY WALKER
DIED 9TH MAR 1969
AGED 21 YEARS


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