Johannes Eduward VAN ELDIK
Service number: 18179
Category of service: Australian Regular Army
Date of enlistment: 28 May 1963
Date of discharge: 28 May 1984
Employment: Quartermaster Sergeant
Rank on discharge: Warrant Officer Class 2

Postings:

1 Recruit Training Battalion 28 May 1963
Infantry Centre 19 September 1963
1 Battalion Royal Australian Regiment 15 January 1964
Special Air Service Regiment 21 April 1965
2 Special Air Service Squadron 13 January 1966
Special Air Service Regiment 10 August 1966
1 Special Air Service Squadron 18 February 1970
Special Air Service Regiment 06 December 1971
Special Air Service Regiment Support Squadron 12 November 1974
Special Air Service Base Squadron 01 July 1976
Special Air Service Regiment 01 September 1977
Headquarters 5 Cadet Group 21 February 1979
Special Air Service Regiment 25 June 1979

Operational Service/Deployment:

New Guinea
Malaysia
New Guinea (Exercise Tropic Operation)
Vietnam New Guinea (Exercise CUS CUS)
New Guinea (Exercise PUK PUK)
Vietnam
New Guinea (Exercise WANTOK)

Attachments:

Special Air Service Regiment 24 February 1965 to Date not recorded

Honours and Awards:
Australian Active Service Medal 1945-75 with Clasp ‘MALAYSIA’ and ‘VIETNAM’
General Service Medal 1962 with Clasp ‘BORNEO’
Vietnam Medal
Australian Service Medal 1945-75 with Clasp ‘PNG’
Defence Force Service Medal with First Clasp
National Medal
Australian Defence Medal
Pingat Jasa Malaysia
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm Unit Citation
Returned from Active Service Badge
Infantry Combat badge

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