Thread: Dying breed

Originally Posted by Rob3

And soon forgotten.
I wonder who will be the last surviving National Serviceman.
And if he will be publicly honored before he dies.

2/778100.

It is pretty sad. We had our last National Servicemans Day service this year due to numbers. Its fascinating listening to the storys.

the youngest called up would have to be 70 , the youngest served in vietnam would be I think 74/5

a guy called Brian Barker now 70yo attented the last enlistment in september 1972.

it could have been me, but my number never came up, more fool me joined regs in 1978.

I am currently reading "Vietnam an Australian War Story" by Paul Ham.
According to said book our "Nasho's" made pretty good soldiers & were multiple times better than those from the Master Race - sorry - USA.
Jonesfam

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

the youngest called up would have to be 70 , the youngest served in vietnam would be I think 74/5

a guy called Brian Barker now 70yo attented the last enlistment in september 1972.

it could have been me, but my number never came up, more fool me joined regs in 1978.

Why would you only consider the Vietnam era - national service was in place in the 50s with the Korean war and on a bit - my Uncle who is currently 87 was called up in 1953 but did not go overseas.

I'm still here - called up in 71!

Hi,
I dodged it, joined the RAAF instead.

Originally Posted by austastar

Hi,
I dodged it, joined the RAAF instead.

Smart fellas, them Raffies, sending the Officers to the front.

My brother who’s well into his 80s was a Nasho. I’ll ask him when he did his service, it would have been late 50s.

My birthday came up in the lottery in about 68 but I failed the medical.