| Place | Asia: Vietnam, Vung Tau Special Zone, Vung Tau |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | REL22430.005 |
| Collection type | Heraldry |
| Object type | Heraldry |
| Physical description | Paper |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | 1962 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Source credit to | This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government. |
Australian Forces Identity Certificate: Corporal Graham Lloyd Hale, 9 Squadron RAAF
Description
Folded paper Australian Forces Identity Certificate in a plastic sleeve. The certificate identifies Corporal Graham Lloyd Hale, service number A15512 with a date of birth of 14 July 1938. The other side of the certificate outlines the rules of the Geneva Prisoner of War Convention, 1949.
History / Summary
An Australian Forces Identity Certificate issued to Corporal (later Warrant Officer) Graham Lloyd Hale, born Brisbane on 14 July 1938, while serving with 9 Squadron RAAF at Vung Tau, South Vietnam from May 1968 to May 1969. Hale had previously served with 79 Squadron, based at Ubon, Thailand operating CAC Sabres from November 1965 until October 1966 under service number A15512 and was mustered as an electrical fitter with the rank of corporal.
Hale supervised and maintained 9 Squadron's UH-1H Iroquois helicopters; and invested much time in modifying Iroquois to "Bushranger" gunship configuration. An example of a UH1-H Iroquois Bushranger gunship helicopter which served with 9 Squadron is held in the collection at REL45529.