OR's Vietnam Tour Honour Board
103 Sig Sqn and Attached Units 1966/67
The OR's Honour Board hanging over
the bar in the OR's Canteen. * Denotes US Army Signal Corps
The honour board was started in the OR's
first canteen named 'The Pisser' which was an American extended Comd
CP tent (WW2 vintage). Once a Hut was built for the canteen in
late 1966 the name appeared to change to 'The Bunchers'.
How the names were added to the honour board is not clear as no
schema appears in the layout. Not only 103 Sig Sqn were added,
the board included detached 145 Sig Sqn and US Army Signal Corps plus
the 547
Sig Tp members located in the 103 Sig Sqn area at Nui Dat.
Sadly two members that were detached. one
from 145 Sig Sqn (Sig Barry Logan) and the other US Army Signal
Corps 53rd Sig Bn (SP4 Barry Wood) died during their
service with 103 Sig Sqn and
are marked on the Honour Board. Details are below.
The Pisser in the Tent
The Bunchers in the Hut
The
OR's Honour Board Names
(with additional information in the Right Columns
Dtmns Sigs = Draughtsman Signals
Dvr = Driver
Line = Linemen Field
GD = General Duties
OK = Operator Keyboard
OKC = Operator Keyboard Cipher
OKR = Operator Keyboard Radio
OR = Operator Radio
Op Sigs = Operator Signals (547 Sig Tp only)
Tech Elec = Technician Electrician
Tech Sig = Technician Signals
Tech TG = Technician Telegraph
Swbd = Switchboard
Stmn = Storeman
* Denotes US Army
Signal Corps (As marked on OR Honour Board)
# Denotes two entries (Additional Information)
Side Panel (Left) |
| J. Popplewell |
[145] |
OKC |
| Unreadable * |
[US Army Sigs] |
|
| Unreadable * |
[US Army Sigs] |
|
| S.K. Haas |
[145] |
Tech Elec |
| J.A. Bartlett |
[547] |
Op Sigs |
| E.N. Tindale |
[145] |
Tech Elec |
| H.C. Wright |
[145] # |
Tech Elec, 2nd
tour 110 Sig Sqn (Sgt) |
| D.M. Muller |
[145] |
Tech Elec |
| J.E. Lobley |
[145] |
Tech Elec |
| |
|
|
Main
Panel (Left) - Row 1 |
| D.R. Roberts * |
[US Army Sigs] |
|
| C. Brown |
[L/Cpl - OKR] |
|
| H. Roberts |
[Cpl - OR] |
|
| J.W. Leslie |
[Sig - OR] |
|
| J.B. Harmer |
[Cpl - OR] |
Promoted to Sgt during tour |
| G.E. Spears * |
[US Army Sigs] |
|
| D.J. Gordon |
[Sig - OR] |
|
| R.C. Eagles |
[Sig - OR] |
|
| P.J. Board |
[Sig - OR] |
|
| P.A. Connor |
[Sig - OR] |
|
| K.H. Lever |
[547] |
Op Sigs |
| R.W. Eckert |
[L/Cpl - Tech Sig] |
|
| D.O. Goddard |
[Sig - Dtmns Sigs] |
|
| G.R. Lamshed |
[Sig - OR] |
|
| G.S. Mackay |
[Sig - OR] |
|
| R.V. Lacy |
[Sig - OR] |
|
| A.I. Hopkins |
[Cpl - OK] |
AKA Alastair Topp |
| R.C. Hyland |
[Sig - OKC] |
|
| H.R. Ahrens |
[LCpl - Line/Swbd] |
|
| |
|
|
Main Panel (Left) - Row 2 |
| R.M. Sargent |
[L/Cpl – Tech Sig] |
|
| A.B. Schirmer |
[Sig - OKC] |
2nd tour with 104 Sig Sqn (Cpl) |
| P. Lathrope |
[Sig - Line/Swbd] |
|
| G. Fuast * |
[US Army Sigs] |
|
| G.D. Stevenson |
[Cpl - Tech] |
|
| W.H. Dempster |
[Cpl - Clerk] |
|
| B.C. Payne |
[Cpl - OR] |
|
| I.W. Wedlock |
[145] |
OKR |
| D.R. King * |
[US Army Sigs] |
|
| R.W. Rogers |
[547] |
Analyst, Intelligence Corps |
| T.J. Williams |
[Cpl - OR] |
2nd tour with 32 Small Ships |
| J. Vallance |
[Sig - Tech Elec] |
|
| C.J. Shanahan |
[Cpl - OKC] |
WIA |
| D. Sprowls * |
[US Army Sigs] |
|
| R.S. Johnson |
[Sig - OR] |
|
| A.W. Lane |
[Cpl - OR] |
|
| S.R. Freeman |
[L/Cpl - OK] |
|
| J.H. Chenoweth |
[Cpl - OKR] |
|
| K.D. Anderson |
[Cpl - OKR] |
|
| |
|
|
Main Panel (Left) - Row 3 |
| N. Molea * |
[US Army Sigs] |
|
| P.J Donohoe |
[L/Cpl - Cook] |
Also HQ 1st ALSG during the tour |
| R.G. Broadbent |
[Sig - OR] |
|
| K. Greenwood |
[Sig - OK] |
|
| W.G. Rush |
[Sig - OR] |
2nd tour 32 Small Ships |
| B.J. Reschke |
[L/Cpl - OK] |
|
| J.F. Habener * |
[US Army Sigs] |
|
| R.J. Cole |
[Sig - OR] |
|
| M.D. Holt |
[Sig - OR] |
|
| N.G. McLintock |
[Sig - Dvr] |
|
| M.L. Meehan |
[Sig - Line/Swbd] |
|
| J.L. McNeill |
[Sig - OR] |
Wrongly listed as RAINF Pte on VV Roll |
| R.K. Mueller * |
[US Army Sigs] |
|
| J.R. Carpenter |
[145] |
OKR |
| R.J. Brown |
[547] |
Op Sigs |
| R. Schwarzer |
[145] |
Tech Elec |
| S.G. Waites |
[145] |
OKR |
| G.E. Forrest |
[145] |
Tech Elec |
| L.G. Aird |
[547] |
Op Sigs |
| |
|
|
Main Panel (Left) -
Row 4 |
| T.E. Drury |
[145] |
Tech Elec |
| E.W. Donovan |
[145] |
OKR |
| R.W. O'Brien |
[145] |
OKR/2nd tour with 104 Sig Sqn (L/Cpl) |
| J.M. King |
[145] |
OKR |
| M.O. Brand |
[Sig - OR] |
|
| R.J. Parker |
[145] # |
Tech Elec |
| P. Davis * |
[US Army Sigs] |
|
| B.R. Schwarz |
[145] |
OKR/2nd tour with Det 152 Sig Sqn
(2Lt) |
| T.J. Hudson |
[145] |
OKR |
| M.S. Bradshaw |
[145] |
Tech Elec |
| G.D. Hastie |
[145] |
Tech Elec |
| D.A. Storer |
[145] |
Line |
| C. Jones * |
[US Army Sigs] |
|
| I.R. Laufer |
[Cpl - OR] |
Completed tour with 104 Sig Sqn |
| G.J. Franklin |
[Cpl - OR] |
Completed tour with 104 Sig Sqn |
| W.D. Sparkman * |
[US Army Sigs] |
|
| K. Clearhan |
[Sig - OR] |
Correct spelling 'Clearihan' |
| D.N. Quinn |
[Sig - ?] |
2nd tour with Det 152 Sig Sqn |
| |
|
|
Main Panel (Right) - Row
1 |
| A.R. Baich |
[Cpl - Stmn] |
|
| P.A. Sams |
[Cpl - OR] |
Accidentally Wounded |
| C.W. Moore |
[Sig - Tech Elec] |
|
| J.S. Stevens * |
[US Army Sigs] |
|
| M.G. Mason |
[Sig - OR] |
|
| K.K. Child |
[Sig - OKC] |
|
| A.W. Wilson |
[L/Cpl - Stmn] |
|
| H.W. Perkns * |
[US Army Sigs] |
|
| J.R. Noonan |
[145] |
OKR/2nd tour with 104 Sig Sqn |
| C.H. Simons |
[Pte - Cook] |
|
| J.S. Tootell |
[L/Cpl - OR] |
|
| P.E. Earea |
[Cpl - OKR] |
|
| K.T. Coe |
[Sig - OR] |
2nd tour with 104 Sig Sqn (Sgt) |
| A.W. Laidlaw |
[Sig - Dvr] |
|
| S.J. Chapple |
[Sig - Swbd] |
|
| J.P. Burke |
[Sig - OR] |
|
| I.L. Ward |
[Sig - ?] |
2nd tour with 110 Sig Sqn (Sgt) |
| B.E. Lane |
[Sig - Stmn] |
|
| D.B. Grant |
[Sig - OR] |
|
| |
|
|
Main Panel (Right)
- Row 2 |
| A.G. Fyfe |
[Cpl - Dvr] |
|
| T.R. Humble |
[Cpl - OR] |
|
| J.W. Murray |
[Sig - Dvr] |
|
| C. Price * |
[US Army Sigs] |
|
| B.C. Preston |
[Sig - GD] |
|
| H.C. Curtis |
[Sig - OR] |
2nd tour with 104 Sig Sqn (Cpl) |
| R.M. Dando |
[L/Cpl - Line/Swbd] |
|
| A.P. Ellis |
[Sig - OKC] |
|
| R.D. Lima * |
[US Army Sigs] |
|
| W.W. Kerr |
[145] |
OKR |
| G.A. May |
[Sig - OK] |
|
| P.E. Young |
[Sig - OR] |
|
| A.J. Tait |
[Sig - OR] |
|
| R.M. Walker |
[Sig - Clerk] |
|
| F.R. Young |
[547] |
Op Sigs |
| J.F. Romig |
[145] |
OKR? |
| J.R. Ware * |
[US Army Sigs] |
|
| J.G. O'Brien |
[Sig - ?] |
|
| H.C. Wright |
[145] # |
Tech Elec, 2nd tour 110 Sig
Sqn (Sgt) |
| |
|
|
|
Main Panel (Right) - Row
3 |
| T.H. Scott |
[Sig - Clerk] |
|
| R.R. Walker |
[Cpl - Line] |
Promoted to Sgt during tour |
| A. Cutmore |
[Cpl - OR] |
Promoted to Sgt during tour |
| S. Farkas |
[Cpl - OKR] |
|
| C.I. Appleby |
[L/Cpl - OK] |
|
| K.G. Cocks |
[Sig - OR] |
|
| J.N. Atkin |
[Sig - OR] |
|
| A.R. Jantzen |
[Sig - OR] |
|
| A.J. Tyson |
[Cpl - ?] |
|
| R.R. Grainger |
[Cpl - OR] |
|
| R.L. Harmon * |
[US Army Sigs] |
|
| D.N. Gibson |
[L/Cpl - OR] |
|
| K.G. Chipchase |
[Cpl - Swbd] |
|
| G.J Street |
[Cpl - Tech] |
|
| K.J. Grantham |
[L/Cpl - Line] |
|
| D. Bird |
[Pte - Cook] |
|
| B.E. Linaker |
[L/Cpl - ?] |
|
| M.S. Copper |
[547] |
Op Sigs |
| B.L. Thompson |
[Sig - OR] |
|
| |
|
|
Main Panel (Right) - Row
4 |
| G.J. Silcock |
[Cpl - OR] |
|
| F.C. Henderson |
[Sig - OKR] |
|
| R.A. Pratt |
[547] |
Op Sigs/Awarded MID |
| J.K. McKenzie |
[L/Cpl - OR] |
|
| E.F. Blocksidge |
[Cpl - Tech Elec] |
Promoted to Sgt during tour |
| M. Saunders |
[Cpl - OR] |
|
| M.J. McFadden |
[Sig - Stmn] |
Wrongly listed as RAINF Pte on VV Roll |
| A. Joyce |
[L/Cpl - OR] |
|
| I.J. Fletcher |
[Cpl - Tech] |
|
| A.G. Harrell * |
[US Army Sigs] |
|
| P.L. Wildes |
[Sig - ?] |
|
| R.C. Wicker |
[Sig - Tech TG] |
|
| C.J. Day |
[547] |
Op Sigs |
| M.W. Trainer |
[Sig - Dvr] |
|
| P. Muir |
[Sig - OR] |
|
| G. Morton |
[Sig - OKR] |
2nd tour with 104 Sig Sqn (Cpl) |
| R.W. Keightley |
[L/Cpl - OKR] |
|
| P.J. Healy |
[Cpl - OKR] |
|
| L.A. Nicholas |
[Sig - OKR] |
|
| |
|
|
Side Panel (Right) |
| R.C. May |
[145] |
OKR? |
| B.A. Logan (Deceased) |
[145] |
OKR Details below |
| J.O. McMannus * |
[US Army Sigs] |
|
| D.H. Collins |
[145] |
Tech Elec |
| S.E. Langley * |
[US Army Sigs] |
|
| B.R. Wood * (Deceased) |
[US Army Sigs] |
Details below |
| R.J. Parker |
[145] # |
Tech Elec |
| J.C. Ardin * |
[US Army Sigs] |
|
| M.R. Cardin * |
[US Army Sigs] |
|
| B.J. Norton |
[Sig - ?] |
|
| R.J. Bell |
[145] |
Tech Elec |
| R. Altman * |
[US Army Sigs] |
|
| J.L. McCarthy |
[145] |
OKR |
| G.S. Pope |
[145] |
2nd tour with 110 Sig Sqn (L/Cpl) |
| R.T. Fitzgerald * |
[US Army Sigs] |
|
Missing OR Names
| T.J. Davidson |
[L/Cpl - Line] |
Completed tour with 104 Sig Sqn |
| B.W. Deed |
[Sig - ?] |
Completed tour with 104 Sig Sqn |
| G.M. Draper |
[Sig - ?] |
Completed tour with 104 Sig Sqn |
| N.G. Hunt |
[Cpl - ?] |
Completed tour with 104 Sig Sqn |
| R.B. Kessell |
[Sgt - ?] |
Completed tour with 104 Sig Sqn |
| L.C. Keynes |
[Sgt - OKC] |
Completed tour with 104 Sig Sqn |
| D.B. Lambley |
[Sgt - OKR] |
Completed tour with 101 Sig Sqn |
| A.J. Lawlor |
[Sig - ?] |
Completed tour with 104 Sig Sqn |
| P.T. Martin |
[Sig? - ?] |
2nd tour with 104 Sig Sqn (Sgt) |
| D.G. Mynott |
[Sig - OR] |
Completed tour with 104 Sig Sqn |
| E.J. Paynter |
[Cpl - Clerk] |
|
| E.J. Porter |
[Cpl - Clerk] |
Completed tour with 104 Sig Sqn |
| W.B. Strahan |
[Sig - Line] |
Completed tour with 104 Sig Sqn |
| I.D. Thomson |
[Sig - ?] |
1st part of tour with 3 SAS Sqn |
| N.E. Tonkin |
[Cpl - OR] |
|
Officers and SNCO (not detailed on
OR Honour Board)
Maj P.D. Mudd,
MID (OC)
Capt D.A. Spencer (2IC and Sigcen Tp
Comd)
Lt W.J. Elliot (Tp Comd, Radio Tp)
2Lt W.K. Lawrie (Tp 2IC, Sigcen Tp)
WO2 C. King (SSM)
WO2 E.G. Tarleton (Sigcen
Supvr)
SSgt B. Hubble (F of Sigs)
SSgt E.J. Collings (SQMS)
Sgt R.C. Evans ( Tp Sgt,
Sigcen Tp)
Sgt G.E. Fizzell (Tp
Sgt, Radio Tp)
Sgt J.A.J. Gibson (Radio Sgt
at 5RAR) – 2nd tour with AATTV (WO2)
Sgt V.M. Good (Cipher Sgt)
Sgt R.J. Hogan (Chief Clerk)
Sgt J.H. Lynch (Cook Sgt)
Sgt A. J. Turner (Tech Stmn)
Sgt C. White (Radio Sgt at 6RAR)
- Medevac back to Australia
Sig Barry Logan, 145 Sig Sqn
In March 1967
several members of the Medium Radio Detachment, 145 Sig Sqn at Vung
Tau, for quite some time, had been trying to get a piece of
the action up with the Task Force (1ATF).
Finally their Troop OC, Capt Turner gave the OK for three members to
work as Radio Operators on Operation Portsea with US Army forces working
with 1ATF.
The three members were Cpl Wally Kerr, ? and Sig Barry
(Lofty) Logan. During their period away
from Vung Tau and only days before he was due to return home to Australia, Barry Logan
was killed in action on the 28th March.
Barry was to have been in
the leading US 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment APC but had
made friends with an American who was travelling in the rear APC.
So he changed places with Wally Kerr. The
three Commard Post APC’s were in convoy when the third APC was blown
up as the result of a booby trapped 500lb bomb killing Barry and SP4
Dennis Lee Bertschinger (US Army, 1Sqn, 11ACR) and wounding eight others.
Rest in Peace Barry
SP4 Barry Wood,
53rd Sig Bn (US Army)
SP4 Barry Russel Wood from B Company, 53rd Sig Bn was accidental
killed at Nui Dat on the 2nd Nov 1966 as part of the US
Army Signals Detachment in support of 1ATF. The US
Army Signals worked with 103 Sig Sqn providing the Task Force
communication system. The detachment was located in the
103 Sig Sqn area at Nui Dat.
No other details available.
Rest in Peace Barry
Footnote:
Special thank you to Christopher Brown,
OAM for the recall on details that made this story possible.
Christopher
(AKA Callsign Bullworker) was an original member of 103 Sig Sqn and
served in South Vietnam in 1966/67 as a L/Cpl Operator, Keyboard
and Radio (OKR). He served 31 years in RASigs and retired as a
Major.
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