Full name: Frederick John NEILSON
Service number: 36135

Category of service:

National Service 14 August 1956 to 15 May 1957
Australian Regular Army 15 May 1957 to 20 December 1977

Rank on discharge: Warrant Officer 2

Postings:
11 National Service Training Battalion 14 August 1956
30 Medical Regiment 19 November 1956
10 Field Regiment 11 May 1957
1 Recruit Training Battalion 15 May 1957
4 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment 09 August 1957
1 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment 19 December 1957
1 Special Air Service Company 07 March 1958
3 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment 21 June 1963
Special Air Service Regiment 06 October 1965
1 Special Air Service Squadron 13 January 1971
2 Special Air Service Squadron 19 February 1971
Special Air Service Regiment 10 November 1971

Operational Service/Deployment:

Thailand 17 April 1962 to 04 May 1962
Port Moresby 14 February 1963 to 26 March 1963
Singapore / Malaya 15 August 1963 to 05 April 1964
Sarawak 20 March 1965 to 22 May 1965
Singapore 22 May 1965 to 06 October 1965
Lae 27 April 1966 to 27 May 1966
New Zealand 14 October 1966 to 06 November 1966
Port Moresby 03 September 1970 to 05 September 1970
Saigon, Vietnam 13 January 1971 to 16 October 1971

Honours and Awards:

Australian Active Service Medal 1945-75 with Clasps Malaysia, Thai-Malay and Vietnam
General Service Medal 1962 with Clasps Borneo and Malay Peninsula
Vietnam Medal
Australian Service Medal 1945-75 with Clasps PNG and SE Asia
Defence Force Service Medal with First Clasp
National Medal
Australian Defence Medal
Anniversary of National Service 1951-1972 Medal
Vietnamese Campaign Medal
Pingat Jasa Malaysia
Infantry Combat Badge
Returned from Active Service Badge

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