TRAVES-TAYLOR, Michael Raphael

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Service Details

Branch of Service: Navy
Conflict: Vietnam (1962-1975)

Personal Details

Gender: Male
Date of Birth: 30/07/1951
Address (at enlistment): Lambert Street, Lyneham ACT
School(s) Attended: Lyneham High School
Occupation: Sailor
Next of Kin: Ada & Raphael Traves-Taylor (parents) of Lambert Street, Lyneham ACT

Unit and Rank Details

Service Number: O105974
Final Rank: Midshipman
Final Unit: HMAS Vampire

Commemoration

Memorial Plaque at Lyneham High School, Goodwin Street, Lyneham

Notes

Traves-Taylor served on the HMAS Sydney, HMAS Swan and HMAS Vampire in the Vietnam theatre of war between 26 March 1971 and 26 November 1972. He later commanded HMAS Torrens.

Sources

John Cope, 'Between the First Forty Lynes: A History of Lyneham High School 1959-1999', Canberra 1999
The Canberra Times - 6 March 1965, 17 January 1968, 31 January 1968, 9 April 1969, 11 March 1972, 1 July 1972
ACT electoral rolls 1959 -
http://www.vietnamroll.gov.au

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Memorial Plaque, Lyneham High School

ACT Memorial