LCPL
Jack
Jewry
Born in London, England, United Kingdom
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 21
in Long Tân, Phước Tuy Province, South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam)
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Aug 2022
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Biography
Jack Jewry was born on 28th March 1945 in London, England, United Kingdom.
Jack Jewry migrated from England to New South Wales.
LCPL Jack Jewry was killed in action at Long Tân during the Vietnam War.
Jack enlisted in the Australian Army. He was posted to the 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) and deployed to South Vietnam on 8th June 1966. He attained the junior non-commissioned rank of Lance Corporal. [1] Once the Nui Dat campsite had been cleared and secured, the battalion began patrolling the Phước Tuy Province, the purpose of which was was to undermine Viet Cong (VC) and North Vietnamese Army operations in the area by seeking out and engaging the enemy, denying supplies and limiting contact with villages for recruitment. Instead of enjoying a concert by Little Pattie and Col Joye at Nui Dat on 18th August he found himself on patrol as part of Operation Smithfield with D Company in the region of a nearby rubber plantation at Long Tân. The patrol would end up being the centre of attention in the Battle of Long Tan. Jack, one of seventeen battalion members killed in action that day, died instantly when an enemy bullet struck him in the head as he went to the assistance of a fallen mate. Jack Jewry's name is located at panel 5 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra and at the Garden of Remembrance, Rookwood, New South Wales. [2]
Before deploying to South Vietnam Jack had married Suzanne May, in 1966, in Penrith, New South Wales. [3] They were making their home in St Mary's, ieast of Penrith. Their only child was born after Jack's death.
Sources
- ↑ Department of Veterans' Affairs nominal roll: 2781847 Lance Corporal Jack Jewry; accessed 20 Aug 2022
- ↑ Australian War Memorial roll of honour: 2781847 Lance Corporal Jack Jewry; accessed 20 Aug 2022
- ↑ New South Wales Marriage Index #25122/1966
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