Service Details
- Branch of Service
- Army
- Conflict
- Vietnam (1962-1975)
Personal Details
- Gender
- Male
- Date of Birth
- 25/12/1947
- Place of Birth
- Neustadt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
- Address (at enlistment)
- Queanbeyan NSW
- School(s) Attended
- St. Edmund's College, Griffith
Unit and Rank Details
- Service Number
- 2792279
- Final Rank
- 2nd Lieutenant
- Final Unit
- 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
Commemoration
St. Edmund's College Memorial, corner McMillan Crescent and Canberra Avenue, Griffith
Vietnam Memorial, corner of Lowe St and Farrer Place, Queanbeyan NSW
Notes
Ulanowicz was a national serviceman who attend the Officer Training Unit at Scheyville, west of Sydney in 1969 and was appointed as a 2nd Lieutenant. He served in Vietnam from 15 February 1971 until 16 September 1971 with 3RAR and commanded 12 Platoon, D Company when they first made contact with the enemy on 1 March 1971 north east of Nui Dat. He was the NSW Royal Life Saving Society state beach sprint champion in 1967-68.
Sources
Nominal Roll of Vietnam Veterans http://www.vietnamroll.gov.au
Lt Colonel (Ret.) Fred Fairhead, 'A Duty Done: A summary of operations by the Royal Australian Regiment in the Vietnam War 1965-1972', 2014 (p.142)
Vetaffairs, September 2002
Errol Lea-Scarlett, 'Queanbeyan - District and People', 1968 (p.256)
OTU Scheyville - www.otu.asn.au/list-of-scheyvillians-who-served-in-vietnam-1965-72/