Hi everyone I saw a notice re the Vietnam War Nominal Roll in the SMH yesterday. DVA is developing a comprehensive nominal roll for the Vietnam War. In 1997 DVA put out a print version of the Vietnam War nominal roll and this will be available on the Internet in August 2006. A more comprehensive roll will be completed in August 2007. It will include the following data collected from the service dossiers of the Australian armed forces who landed in Vietnam or entered Vietnamese waters between 23 May 1962 and 29 Apr 1975 * Full name * Service * Service no * Date of birth * Place of birth * Corps/Branch/Category/Mustering * Rank * Unit * Next of kin * Date of death and place of commemoration of war dead * Honours and gallantry awards * Permanent/national service If you wish to be excluded from the publication of the nominal roll you will need to send your request in writing to: The Manager Nominal Rolls Section Dept of Veterans' Affairs PO Box 21 Woden ACT 2606 With your full name, service, service no and date of birth. Requests made on behalf of a veteran should be accompanied by documentary proof of authority to act for the veteran eg enduring power of attorney and an explanation as to why the power of attorney has been exercised. Members who have already requested to be excluded from the limited roll will continue to be excluded. Veterans, or their families, who want their name and details to be published on the nominal roll do not need to contact the dept. For further information contact DVA on 1300 780 133 or email nominal.rolls@dva.gov.au Best wishes Jan

Jan Thanks for the news that the Nominal Roll of Vietnam Veterans will soon be on the Internet. Both the 1996 and 1997 versions of the Nominal Roll of Vietnam Veterans had both print and electronic versions. The electronic version was an MS Access database and being a long time MS Access user my 1997 version works fine. I would expect the new version will have some additional names. The 1996 and 1997 versions had the following details. * Full name * Service * Service no * Date of birth * Corps/Branch/Category/Mustering * Unit * Permanent/national service New information in the forthcoming Internet version. * Place of birth * Rank * Date of death and place of commemoration of war dead * Honours and gallantry awards * Next of kin Anthony Staunton