THE SIX CASES

There were originally six Australian servicemen whose bodies were not been recovered after the Vietnam War.

In April 2007 the burial sites of Lance Corporal Parker and Private Gillson were discovered by members of OPERATION AUSSIES HOME INC and the remains of Parker and Gillson have now been returned to Australia.

Parker and Gillson had been members of A Company 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR). In 1965 - 66 1 RAR formed the third battalion of 173d Airborne Brigade (Separate. Parker and Gillson were killed on 8 November 1965.

In-country investigations of these two cases had been carried out by members of OPERATION AUSSIES HOME in November 2005, May 2006, January - February 2007 and in March April 2007.

It took almost 42 years to recover these two men . . . but they are home now.

Read about the recovery operation in April 2007 here:

OAH Newsletter April 2007
OAH Newsletter June 2007

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There are now four men whose bodies have not been recovered from Vietnam. They are:

Private Fisher. Army. 3 Squadron Special Air Service Regiment, 27 September 1969.

Flying Officer Herbert and Pilot Officer Carver. Royal Australian Air Force. No. 2 Squadron, 3 November 1970.

Lance Corporal Gillespie. Army. 8 Field Ambulance, 17 April 1971.

This page was last updated on 25 July 2007.