Battle of Long Tan

Mr Baldwin asked the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 2 September 2008:

1. How many Australian military personnel in the D Company of the 6th Royal Australian Regiment Battalion were involved in the Battle of Long Tan on 18 August 1966, and how many were
   1. National Service Conscripts; and
   2. Regular Enlisted Personnel.
2. How many Australian military personnel were killed in the Battle of Long Tan, and how many of those killed were
   1. National Service Conscripts; and
   2. Regular Enlisted Personnel.
3. How many Australian military personnel were injured in the Battle of Long Tan, and how many of those injured were
   1. National Service Conscripts; and
   2. Regular Enlisted Personnel.
4. How many Australian military personnel were awarded citations, medals or awards resulting from serving in the Battle of Long Tan, and how many of those who received these were
   1. National Service Conscripts; and
   2. Regular Enlisted Personnel.
5. Were any citations, medals or awards given posthumously resulting from service in the Battle of Long Tan; if so, how many were
   1. National Service Conscripts; and
   2. Regular Enlisted Personnel; and in each case, who were they and what was their rank.

Mr Fitzgibbon - The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

The honourable member asked a similar question on 6 December 2004 (No. 313). The then Minister for Defence’s response was published in Hansard on 10 May 2005, page 134. An error has been identified in the previous response, following a review by the Central Army Records Office. The responses to parts (1) and (4) below contain the correct figures for this, and the previous, question.

*   This total is different to part (3) of the 2005 response as the honourable member’s question then related only to D Company.

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