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Full Name
John Louis Gurnick
Rank Last Held
Private
Forename(s)
John Louis
Surname
Gurnick
War
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Serial No.
483256
Date of Birth
9 July 1948
Occupation before Enlistment
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Embarkation Unit
W3 (Whiskey 3) Company, 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (1RNZIR)
Military Awards
New Zealand Operational Service Medal (NZOSM)
Last Unit Served
W3 (Whiskey 3) Company, 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (1RNZIR), 3 PLatoon
Place of Death
Vietnam
Date of Death
29 May 1970
Age at Death
21
Year of Death
1970
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Cemetery Name
Pukekohe Public Cemetery, Pukekohe, New Zealand
Memorial Name
Auckland War Memorial Museum
Biographical Notes
  • Memorial Flag - Presented to mother.
  • Private Gurnick's brother, Mr Earl Gurnick of Papatoetoe, 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 - mine explosion; buried at Pukekohe
Description of Image
  • Portrait
  • Headstone, bronze, Pukekohe Public Cemetery
Further References
Sources Used
Subritsky, M. (Compiler). (1995). The Vietnam scrapbook: "The second ANZAC adventure". Papakura, Three Feathers Publishing Co.