BRIAN PATRICK KENNEDY
July 8, 2026
Full Name: Brian Patrick KENNEDY
Service Number: 1200290
Category of Service: Australian Regular Army
Date of Enlistment: 27 July 1964
Date of Discharge: 05 August 1984
Employment: Assault Trooper, Rifleman,
Storeman Armoured,
Crewman Driver/Signal
Clerk Administration
Military Policeman
Rank on Discharge: Staff Sergeant
Postings:
1 Recruit Training Battalion 27July 1964
1 Forward Delivery Troop 12 November 1964
A Squadron, 4/19 Prince of Wales Light Horse 01 March 1965
A Squadron, 1 Cavalry Regiment 19 November 1965
A Squadron, 2 Cavalry Regiment 16 January 1967
SAS Regiment 08 May 1967
2 SAS Squadron 31 July 1967
8 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment 10 October 1971
8/9 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment 31 October 1973
Military Police Centre Ingleburn 28 May 1974
Headquarters Training Command 03 July 1974
1 Military District, Military Police Company 24 July 1974
1 Military Police Company 22 August 1975
5 Military Police Company 04 March 1977
1 Platoon, 5 Military Police Company 12 December 1981
Operational Service/Deployment:
Papua New Guinea 5 July 1967 to 20 August 1967
Vietnam (Southern Zone) 05 February 1968 to 21 February 1969
Vietnam (Southern Zone) 17 February 1971 to 11 October 1971
Butterworth 21 August 1973
Honours and Awards:
Australian Active Service Medal 1945-75 with Clasp ‘VIETNAM’
Vietnam Medal
Australian Service Medal 1945-75 with Clasp ‘PNG’‘SE ASIA’
Defence Force Service Medal with First Clasp
National Medal
Australian Defence Medal
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Returned from Active Service Badge
https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=1277297&c=VIETNAM#R

