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LINCOLN GORDON "DARKY" EDWARDS

January 21, 2025

Full name: Lincoln Gordon EDWARDS
Service number: R46536
Category of service: Royal Australian Navy
Date of enlistment: 18 JAN 52
Date of discharge: 17 JUL 59
Employment: Able Seaman
Rank on discharge: Able Seaman

Postings:

HMAS Cerberus 18 JAN 52
HMAS Vengeance 14 JUN 54
HMAS Quadrant 27 OCT 54
HMAS Warrego 23 SEP 55
HMAS Melville 31 MAR 57
HMAS Watson 28 JAN 58
HMAS Harman 25 AUG 58
HMAS Watson 20 MAY 59
HMAS Harman 23 MAY 59
Shore 17 JUL 59

Honours and Awards:

Clasp ’MALAYA’ to Australian Active Service Medal 1945-75


Service number: 213202
Category of service:
Australian Regular Army Army Reserve 31 July 1959 to 03 November 1975
29 June 1976 to 08 August 1985
Employment: Traffic Assistant
Operator Intelligence
Assistant Instructor
Rank on discharge: Sergeant

Postings:
Eastern Command Personnel Depot
School of Military Engineering
Transportation Training Centre
24 Construction Squadron
1 Special Air Service Company
24 Construction Company
30 Port Squadron
30 Terminal Squadron
11 Movement Control Group
Detachment 11 Movement Control Group
11 Movement Control Group
Detachment 11 Movement Control Group
10 Movement Control Group
Papua New Guinea Detachment 10 Movement Control Group
Papua New Guinea Movement Unit
Australian Defence Assistance Group Papua New Guinea
Headquarters 2 Transport and Movement Group
5/11 Field Regiment
1 Field Force Group Intelligence Unit
5/11 Field Regiment

Operational Service/Deployment:
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Vietnam Vietnam Singapore Papua New Guinea


Honours and Awards:
Australian Active Service Medal 1945-75 with Clasp Vietnam
Vietnam Medal
Australian Service Medal with Clasps PNG and SE Asia
Defence Force Service Medal with First Clasp
National Medal
Australian Defence Medal
Vietnamese Campaign Medal
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm Unit Citation
Returned from Active Service Badge
https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=1260719&c=VIETNAM#R

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