In Memoriam: Paul Nevarre

Today marks the anniversary of the death of Private Paul Navarre.

On 6 June an eleven man ambush from 9 Platoon C Company sited close to Route 44, 2 km south–west of Phuoc Hai, had a contact at 0325 hours. It was a dark, wet and miserable night. One enemy soldier was wounded.

The next morning’s clearance of the ambush site triggered an M16 anti– personnel mine. Private Mick O’Halloran, the only survivor of the search group, received shrapnel wounds and was evacuated by Dustoff helicopter to Vung Tau. He later returned to the battalion and a period of light duties. The Australian soldiers killed by the explosion were Private Stanley Larsson, Private Stephen Dickson and Private Paul Navarre.

Rest in Peace