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Name	Francis Philip Serong
Born	11 November, 1915 Abbotsford, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	1 October, 2002 (aged 86) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Religious Influence	Catholic Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Education *	St Kevin's College (Melbourne) (student, 1927-1932) Royal Military College (ACT) (student, 1934-1937)
Occupation or Descriptor *	army officer (1937-1968) Federal, Australia right-wing activist (1980-1990) Victoria, Australia
Military Service *	Vietnam War (army officer, 1962-1975)
Awards	Officer of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1962) Distinguished Service Order (recipient, 1965)
Key Organisations *	Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (head, 1962-1965) Australians United for Survival and Freedom (patron, 1980-1990)

* Dates are approximate

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