To be eligible to be on the Australian Vietnam Roll of Honour, an individual must have died during or as a result of their service in Vietnam, while they were a member of the Australian Defence Force and between the defined start and end dates for the hostilities in Vietnam.
For a more detailed explanation of eligibility for the Roll of Honour please visit the Australian War Memorial website, the following link is provided to assist you if wish to learn more about the Roll of Honour (
http://www.awm.gov.au/research/people/roll_of_honour/introduction.asp).
The Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour records 521 Australian Defence Force personnel, Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen, 520 men and 1 woman, as having died as a result of the Vietnam War. There is one name recorded on the Australian Vietnam Roll of Honour as
Name not to be released, its position on the roll is at position 325, coming after William Nalder and before Paul Navarre.
The person recorded on the Australian Vietnam Roll of Honour as
Name not to be released who paid the ultimate sacrifice for this country is that of a Private from 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment who was killed in action in 1968. I have listed this veteran at the beginning of the Vietnam Honour Roll on this website.
His name is not on either the Australian War Memorial Vietnam Bronze Roll of Honour; the one the public view, they touch and places poppies on at the Australian War Memorial itself; and withheld from the Australian Vietnam Roll of Honour at his parents specifically request that his name not appear. It is believed that his parents have now also passed away. It is not known if his name is contained within the Australian Vietnam Memorial on ANZAC Avenue in Canberra with the other 520 Australians who also paid the ultimate sacrifice.
The web link to the Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour is
http://www.awm.gov.au/roh/index.asp?t=a
, then select the Vietnam War, do not select or enter any other information; press search, this will bring up the 521 names.
