4717546 Private Errol Wayne Noack Aged 21 from Port Lincoln SA.
He died from gunshot wounds from friendly forces at Nui Dat but the description of his death was later altered to wounded in action. He died on 24th May 1966.
He was the first National Serviceman killed in Vietnam.
Noack was in a water party to fill bottles from the local creek on Operation Hardyhood, he came within the vision of A Coy scouts who mistook him for enemy and opened fire on him. He was hit with 9mm from an Owen Gun which was carried at the time. He was killed after only ten days service in Vietnam.
He is buried in Centennial Park Cemetery Adelaide SA.
Cenotaph at Australian War Memorial here
He died from gunshot wounds from friendly forces at Nui Dat but the description of his death was later altered to wounded in action. He died on 24th May 1966.
He was the first National Serviceman killed in Vietnam.
Noack was in a water party to fill bottles from the local creek on Operation Hardyhood, he came within the vision of A Coy scouts who mistook him for enemy and opened fire on him. He was hit with 9mm from an Owen Gun which was carried at the time. He was killed after only ten days service in Vietnam.
He is buried in Centennial Park Cemetery Adelaide SA.
Cenotaph at Australian War Memorial here
4717546 Private Errol Wayne Noack Aged 21 from Port Lincoln SA.
He died from gunshot wounds from friendly forces at Nui Dat but the description of his death was later altered to wounded in action. He died on 24th May 1966.
He was the first National Serviceman killed in Vietnam.
Noack was in a water party to fill bottles from the local creek on Operation Hardyhood, he came within the vision of A Coy scouts who mistook him for enemy and opened fire on him. He was hit with 9mm from an Owen Gun which was carried at the time. He was killed after only ten days service in Vietnam.
He is buried in Centennial Park Cemetery Adelaide SA.
Cenotaph at Australian War Memorial here
He died from gunshot wounds from friendly forces at Nui Dat but the description of his death was later altered to wounded in action. He died on 24th May 1966.
He was the first National Serviceman killed in Vietnam.
Noack was in a water party to fill bottles from the local creek on Operation Hardyhood, he came within the vision of A Coy scouts who mistook him for enemy and opened fire on him. He was hit with 9mm from an Owen Gun which was carried at the time. He was killed after only ten days service in Vietnam.
He is buried in Centennial Park Cemetery Adelaide SA.
Cenotaph at Australian War Memorial here
Inscription
4717546 PRIVATE
E.W. NOACK
5 BATTALION
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT
24TH MAY 1966 AGE 21.
DIED OF WOUNDS SOUTH VIETNAM
GAVE HIS LIFE FOR FREEDOM'S CAUSE.
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