General Service Medal 1962. With clasp 'Borneo' (215185 R. J. Fitzpatrick)

Note: At the time of earning the GSM 1962, the recipient was an Australian soldier holding the rank of Sapper while serving with the 7th Field Squadron Royal Australian Engineers. The recipients extant medal record, held and accessible at the Australian War Memorial, shows that Sapper Fitzpatrick embarked from Sydney Australia on 25 May 1964, and disembarked at Jessleton, North Borneo, on, 4 June 1964. He subsequently emplaned from Jessleton & disembarked at Singapore, on the same day, 9 December 1964

Important: Warrant Officer Clas II Reginald John Fitzpatrick, OAM, Royal Australian Ordnance Corps, was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (Military Division) reference Australia Day Honours 1983 announced on 26 January 1983. The medal was awarded in respect of 'For service as stores inspector at the 212th Supply Company, Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps'

Reginald John Fitzpatrick was a native of Stanmore, New South Wales, Australia, where he was born on, 16 July 1940. Australian records record that Robert had voluntarily enlisted in the Australian Army and that in addition to his active service in Borneo, that he later served overseas operationally in South Vietnam, between, 25 May 1966 to 17 July 1966. During his service in Vietnam, Robert Fitzpatrick had been a member of, 21 Engineer Support Troop, Royal Australian Engineers

The recipients extant GSM medal card, has remarks indicating a replacement medal was requested for the recipient. The medal here offered being offered being the original officially impressed named & un-marked issue

Condition: Toned about EF

Code: 20924