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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
William Reginald Awatere |
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| Forename(s): |
William Reginald |
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| Surname: |
Awatere |
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| War: |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 |
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| Serial No.: |
699033 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| Date of Birth: |
13 December 1944 |
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| Place of Birth: |
Gisborne, New Zealand |
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| First Known Rank: |
Private |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, 1 Battalion (1RNZIR), Whiskey 1 Company |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, 1 Battalion (1RNZIR), Whiskey 1 Company |
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| Place of Death: |
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam |
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| Date of Death: |
12 April 1968 |
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| Age at Death: |
23 |
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| Year of Death: |
1968 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Died of wounds |
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| Memorial Name: |
Auckland War Memorial Museum, Hall of Memories. Vietnam. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- Listed in Roll of Honour of The ANZAC Battalion as killed in action
- Buried at Ruatoria.
- Memorial Flag - Presented to his sister-in-law.
- Died of wounds, shrapnel injuries from mine explosion
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| Description of Image: |
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories. Vietnam Panels names: Vietnam Names Awatere - Don
- Hall of Memories WW2, Auckland War Memorial Museum, looking East (taken in April 1999).
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| Further References: |
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| Sources Used: |
- Newman, K. (Ed.). 1995. The ANZAC Battalion. Swanbourne, Western Australia: John Burridge Military Antiques. (Original work published 1968)
- Subritsky, M. (Compiler). (1995). The Vietnam scrapbook: "The second ANZAC adventure". Papakura, Three Feathers Publishing Co.
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