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Full Name
Bombardier Robert White
Rank Last Held
Bombardier
Forename(s)
Robert
Surname
White
Also Known As
Jock White
War
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Serial No.
928518
Date of Birth
25 February 1937
Place of Birth
Fort William, Scotland
Next of Kin
Durham, England
Enlistment Address
808 Princess Street, Dunedin, New Zealand
Military Awards
  • Cross of Gallantry with Palm (South Vietnam)
  • Military Merit Medal (South Vietnam)
  • New Zealand Operational Service Medal
Last Unit Served
Royal New Zealand Artillery 161 Battery
Date of Death
14 September 1965
Age at Death
28
Year of Death
1965
Cause of Death
Killed in action
Cemetery Name
Terendak Camp, Malacca, Malaysia
Memorial Name
Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories
Biographical Notes
  • Robert White and Alastair Don were killed when the front of their vehicle, Romeo 2, 161 Bty, was blown up by a command detonated mine.
  • Memorial Flag - Presented to widow. Bombardier White's widow, Mrs Poko White of Auckland, received the New Zealand Operational Service Medal on his behalf from the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence at a presentation at the Auckland War Memorial Museum on Thursday 27 November 2003
  • Killed in action - land mine
Description of Image
  • Portrait
  • Auckland War Memorial Museum, Hall of Memories World War 2. Vietnam Names Watt - Wright
  • Hall of Memories WW2, Auckland War Memorial Museum, looking East (taken in April 1999).
Further References
  • The Vietnam Scrapbook : "The Second ANZAC Adventure"
  • New Zealand Ex-Vietnam Services Association Inc.
Additional Information
  • Photographs appear in The Vietnam Scrapbook : 'The Second ANZAC Adventure' -Vehicle in which they were killed, p.45; Flag-draped Casket, p.161.; 161Bty. saddled up and ready to go about an hour before Al. Don and Jock White were killed, p.197.
  • Account of incident appears in 'The Vietnam Scrapbook : The Second ANZAC Adventure', p.53
  • 'A Soldier dreams' by Betty Mae Browne written in remembrance of A.J.S. Don and R. White appears p.56.