Defence: Battle of Long Tan

Mr Baldwin asked the Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 6 December 2004:

1. How many Australian military personnel in D Company, 6 RAR were involved in the Battle of Long Tan on 18 August 1966 (a) in total, (b) who were National Service Conscripts, and (c) who were Regular Enlisted Personnel.
2. What was the name and rank of the (a) National Service Conscripts, and (b) Regular Enlisted Personnel involved in the Battle of Long Tan.
3. How many Australian military personnel in D Company, 6 RAR were killed in the Battle of Long Tan on 18 August 1966 (a) in total, (b) who were National Service Conscripts, and (c) who were Regular Enlisted Personnel.
4. What was the name and rank of the (a) National Service Conscripts, and (b) Regular Enlisted Personnel killed in the Battle of Long Tan.
5. How many Australian military personnel in D Company, 6 RAR were injured in the Battle of Long Tan on 18 August 1966 (a) in total, (b) who were National Service Conscripts, and (c) who were Regular Enlisted Personnel.
6. What was the name and rank of the (a) National Service Conscripts, and (b) Regular Enlisted Personnel injured in the Battle of Long Tan.
7. How many Australian military personnel in D Company, 6 RAR were awarded citations, medals or awards as a result of their involvement in the Battle of Long Tan on 18 August 1966 (a) in total, (b) who were National Service Conscripts, and (c) who were Regular Enlisted Personnel.
8. What was the name and rank of the (a) National Service Conscripts, and (b) Regular Enlisted Personnel who were awarded citations, medals or awards as a result of their involvement in the Battle of Long Tan.
9. How many Australian military personnel in D Company, 6 RAR were awarded citations, medals or awards posthumously as a result of their involvement in the Battle of Long Tan on 18 August 1966 (a) in total, (b) who were National Service Conscripts, and (c) who were Regular Enlisted Personnel.
10. What was the name and rank of the (a) National Service Conscripts, and (b) Regular Enlisted Personnel who were awarded citations, medals or awards posthumously as a result of their involvement in the Battle of Long Tan.

Mrs Kelly - The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

1.  
   1. 124.
   2. 63.
   3. 61.
2.  
   1. 
      

      Second Lieutenant DR Sabben	Second Lieutenant GC Sharp
      Lance Corporal J Jewry	Lance Corporal WT Luther
      Lance Corporal BE Magnussen	Lance Corporal JC Robbins
      Lance Corporal P Slack-Smith	Lance Corporal DA Spencer
      Private DF Beahan	Private KD Branch
      Private CW Brown	Private IM Campbell
      Private JC Cash	Private AR Collins
      Private AR Deller	Private PH Dettman
      Private I Dixon	Private PR Dixon
      Private KP Doolan	Private PJ Doyle
      Private GA Drabble	Private RM Eglinton
      Private HT Esler	Private DP Fabian
      Private BD Firth	Private KH Gant
      Private KW Graham	Private VR Grice
      Private NJ Grimes	Private B Halls
      Private RC Healey	Private JE Heslewood
      Private JR Holmes	Private WF Hornett
      Private TRP Humphries	Private PWJ Jameson
      Private GD Langlands	Private PA Large
      Private AJ May	Private AF McCormack
      Private DJ McCormack	Private BC Meller
      Private DI Mitchell	Private WD Mitchell
      Private DB Montgomery	Private RC Moss
      Private P Nash	Private T Newall
      Private AL Parr	Private RV Perandis
      Private JH Quincey	Private JP Richmond
      Private JE Riley	Private DJ Salveron
      Private AM Stepney	Private RN Stewart
      Private KJ Tronk	Private BF Vassella
      Private LS Vine	Private GC Warrell
      Private HP Webb	Private CJ Whiston
      Private SR Williams

   2. 
      

      Major HA Smith	Captain HI McLean-Williams
      Second Lieutenant GM Kendall	Warrant Officer 2 JW Kirby
      Staff Segeant R Gildersleeve	Sergeant RS Buick
      Sergeant W O’Donnell	Sergeant NJ Rankin
      Sergeant DA Thomson	Sergeant J Todd
      Corporal PN Dobson	Corporal L Drinkwater
      Corporal JM Duroux	Corporal MW Green
      Corporal JW Harris	Corporal TH Lea
      Corporal MV McCullough	Corporal IE McDonald
      Corporal CM Marchant	Corporal KT Miller
      Corporal DR Mogg	Corporal WR Moore
      Lance Coporal GR Smith	Lance Corporal GJ Ballinger
      Lance Corporal MG Campbell	Lance Corporal GK Crowther
      Lance Corporal CT Lithgow	Lance Corporal GR Richardson
      Private PT Ainslie	Private W Akell
      Private RA Aldersea	Private AG Bartlett
      Private JE Beere	Private SD Belford
      Private NR Bextrum	Private RD Brown
      Private WR Buckland	Private RT Burstall
      Private VM Cameron	Private RC Carne
      Private GR Davis	Private BD Forsyth
      Private AR Fraser	Private DA Graham
      Private EF Grant	Private S Hodder
      Private BG Hornung	Private JM Houston
      Private PR Hunt	Private IJ McGrath
      Private ID Munro	Private GM Peters
      Private BR Reilley	Private RL Rencher
      Private WA Roche	Private TP Ryan
      Private VW Simon	Private DJ Thomas
      Private FB Topp	Private MR Wales
      Private TW Watts

3.  
   1. 17.
   2. 11.
   3. 6.
4.  
   1. Private G A Drabble
      Private K H Gant
      Private V R Grice
      Lance Corporal J Jewry
      Private P A Large
      Private F McCormack
      Private DJ McCormack
      Private WD Mitchell
      Private DJ Salveron
      Second Lieutenant GC Sharp
      Private CJ Whiston
   2. Private RA Aldersea
      Private EF Grant
      Private JM Houston
      Private DJ Thomas
      Private FB Topp
      Private MR Wales
5.  
   1. 23.
   2. 15.
   3. 8.
6.  
   1. Lance Corporal BE Magnussen
      Lance Corporal JC Robbins
      Lance Corporal DA Spencer
      Private DF Beahan
      Private CW Brown
      Private JC Cash
      Private AR Collins
      Private RM Eglinton
      Private DP Fabian
      Private BD Firth
      Private KW Graham
      Private AJ May
      Private BC Meller
      Private JP Richmond
      Private HP Webb
   2. Sergeant J Todd
      Corporal TH Lea
      Private JE Beere
      Private C Carne
      Private GR Davis
      Private BD Forsyth
      Private IJ McGrath
      Private TP Ryan
      
7.  
   1. 124.
   2. 63.
   3. 61.
8. See my reply to Part 2.
9. See my reply to Part 3.
10. See my reply to Part 4.

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