Greg was born in
Perth, Western Australia on August 6tgh 1946.
His father
was a Pilot/Air Traffic Controller, in the RAAF from 1941 until
1968. Part of his service included the Maralinga Atomic Bomb
testing program. He was there for three tests.
His mother
served in the RAAF for aperiod of four years during WW@.
His father
transferred to RAAF Butterworth in Malaya during the summer of
1962/3. They lived there during the Indonesian Confrontation and
Civil Uprising. Malaya became Malasia in 1964.
Greg went
to eight schools, finishing with correspondence lessons at the
RAAF school in Penang and six months at the Education Section,
RAAF Base Butterworth, Malaysia. He joined the RAAF from RAAF
Butterwoth on 16th May 1965.
He trained
as a supplier, also as a free-fall parachutist with the Commando
Skydivers, over a two-year period with the intention of becoming a
parachute jump instructor.
He served
in Vietnam from 13th May 1968 to 14th May 1969 with 1 Operational
Support Unit RAAF, Vung Tau.
His duties
included supply,guard, patrols, observer in helicopters, assistant
load-master in Caribous. He flew with the Americans a number of
times, in areas from north of Nha Trang, Phan Rang, Nui Dat, the
cental Highlands and over the Mekong Delta. Being a small (RAAF)
contingent, many duties overlapped.
Posted from
Vietnam to Base Squadron, Laverton his duties included
investigation, in charge of chemicals, gases and dangerous goods.
He was
discharged from the RAAF on 16th May 1971.
