Chris Keyte
Wakka Wakka/Kabi Kabi
Lance Corporal
1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
Royal Australian Infantry Corps
Australian Army
Medals
Australian Active Service Medal with clasp Somalia
Australian Defence Medal
Meritorious Unit Citation – Somalia
Infantry Combat Badge
ACT Emergency Medal
I was born in Southport (QLD) and raised in Brisbane. My Dad served in Borneo during the Malayan Emergency, my Uncles in Malaya and Vietnam… and so joining the Army was always in the back of my mind as a young bloke. I enlisted in the Army on the 12th of June, 1990, and was eventually posted to Delta Company 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR) in Townsville.
While serving with 1 RAR, I completed Reconnaissance, Pioneers, Unarmed Combat, and Subject courses for promotion. Always a keen sportsman, I played Rugby Union, Athletics, and Touch Football while serving.
I served in Somalia in 1993 with Delta Company. Following that deployment, I was promoted and posted to Alpha Company.
Since discharge, I’ve been involved in small business, Corrections, Mining & the Australian Federal Police for many years. I’m now a Project Manager in the Health Services Industry and a proud grandfather.