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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Joseph Tauri Barrett |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Sapper |
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| Forename(s): |
Joseph Tauri |
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| Surname: |
Barrett |
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| Also Known As: |
Jerry |
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| War: |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 |
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| Serial No.: |
209440 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| Date of Birth: |
22 April 1942 |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
V4 (Victor 4) Company, 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (1RNZIR) |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Royal New Zealand Engineers, Victor 4 |
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| Place of Death: |
Vietnam |
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| Date of Death: |
24 November 1969 |
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| Age at Death: |
27 |
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| Year of Death: |
1969 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Cemetery Name: |
urupa, Te Kuiti Marae, Te Kuiti, King Country, New Zealand |
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| Memorial Name: |
Auckland War Memorial Museum, Hall of Memories. Vietnam. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- Killed in action - Claymore mine
- Memorial Flag - Presented to family at Memorial service 25-26 November 1989.
- Sapper Barrett's nephew, Mr Maurice Davis 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
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| Description of Image: |
- Portrait
- 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: |
- New Zealand Herald
- Subritsky, M. (Compiler). (1995). The Vietnam scrapbook: "The second ANZAC adventure". Papakura, Three Feathers Publishing Co.
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