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Full Name
Private Raymond Anthony Hawthorne
Rank Last Held
Private
Forename(s)
Raymond Anthony
Surname
Hawthorne
War
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Serial No.
421742
Date of Birth
4 June 1948
Place of Birth
Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand
Enlistment Date
February 1967
Military Training
Papakura ; Burnham.
Last Unit Served
Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, Whiskey 2
Date of Death
4 August 1969
Age at Death
21
Year of Death
1969
Cause of Death
Died of wounds
Cemetery Name
Papakura Public Cemetery, Papakura District, New Zealand
Grave Reference
RSA Section; Row L, Plot 37
Biographical Notes
  • Attended Drury, Papakura East, Murrays Bay and Mt Roskill Grammar Schools. A keen sportsman, he also enjoyed carving as a hobby.
  • Two tours Vietnam.
  • Died of Wounds - Enemy mine
  • Interred Papakura cemetery 20 August 1969.
  • Memorial Flag - Association retained.
Further References
News Advertiser 26 August 1969, p3; The Vietnam Scrapbook :'The Second ANZAC Adventure'; New Zealand Ex-Vietnam Services Association Inc.; Papakura Cemetery -Papakura Branch New Zealand Society of Genealogists.