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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Michael John Wickman |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Private |
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| Forename(s): |
Michael John |
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| Surname: |
Wickman |
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| War: |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 |
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| Serial No.: |
43032 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| Date of Birth: |
31 May 1947 |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, 1 Battalion (1RNZIR), Victor 3 Company |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, 1 Battalion (1RNZIR), Victor 3 Company |
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| Place of Death: |
Vietnam |
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| Date of Death: |
22 June 1968 |
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| Age at Death: |
21 |
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| Year of Death: |
1968 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Memorial Name: |
Auckland War Memorial Museum, Hall of Memories. Vietnam. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- Buried at Papatoetoe. Memorial Flag was presented to family at Papakura 28/11/1989.
- Killed in action - shrapnel wound sustained in contact with Vietcong
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| 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).
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| Additional Information: |
Private Wickman was in V Company of the Anzac Battalion when it was attacked by 30 Vietcong shortly after the New Zealanders had killed three Vietcong Guerillas in a jungle clash a few miles from the Nui Dat Task Force Base. Private Wickman was killed and four soldiers - Lt. Maurice F. Dodson, Pte Llewellyn J.H. Williams, Pte Campbell Keelan and Cpl. Arohanui L. Ropeta - were wounded in the action. The wounded were admitted to the Australian Task Force Hospital at Vung Tai where their condition was satisfactory. (NZ Herald 24 June 1968, s1,p1.) |
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| Further References: |
- New Zealand Ex-Vietnam Services Association Inc.
- New Zealand Herald 24 June 1968, s1.p1.
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| Sources Used: |
- Subritsky, M. (Compiler). (1995). The Vietnam scrapbook: "The second ANZAC adventure". Papakura, Three Feathers Publishing Co.
- New Zealand Herald
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