David Alexander CHRISTIE
Service number: 1200461
Category of service: Australian Regular Army
Date of enlistment: 08 February 1965
Date of discharge: 15 March 1987
Employment: Operator Signals, Infantry Officer
Rank on Discharge Major

Postings:

1 Recruit Training Battalion 08 February 1965
School of Signals 13 May 1965
1 Signal Regiment 13 January 1965
Special Air Service Regiment 29 March 1966
3 Special Air Service Squadron 24 May 1966
152 Signal Squadron 16 March 1967
Officer Candidate School 07 January 1968
3 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment 07 December 1968
3 Training Battalion 17 September 1970
4 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment 18 June 1973
2/4 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment 15 August 1973
2 Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment 20 May 1974
3 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment 24 January 1977
Land Warfare Centre 04 December 1978
Central Army Records Office 05 January 1981
Headquarters 3 Military District 13 December 1982
Central Army Records Office 2 8 January 1983
Australian Defence Co-Operation Group 11 December 1983
Headquarters Field Force Command 23 May 1984
Headquarters 2 Military District 15 January 1987


Operational Service/Overseas Deployment:
New Guinea 21 April 1966 to 27 May 1966
Vietnam 15 June 1966 to 25 March 1967
Papua New Guinea 11 December 1983 to 23 May 1984

Honours and Awards:

Australian Active Service Medal 1945-75 with Clasp Vietnam
Vietnam Medal
Australian Service Medal 1945-75 with Clasp PNG
Defence Force Service Medal with First Clasp
National Medal
Australian Defence Medal
Vietnamese Campaign Medal
Infantry Combat
Returned from Active Service Badge

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