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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Graham Richard Grigg |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Staff Sergeant |
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| Forename(s): |
Graham Richard |
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| Surname: |
Grigg |
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| Also Known As: |
Dick |
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| War: |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 |
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| Serial No.: |
645140 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| Date of Birth: |
5 October 1933 |
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| Place of Birth: |
Napier, New Zealand |
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| Religion: |
Roman Catholic |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Clerk (Lintas Pty Ltd, Wellington) |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs N.E. Grigg (mother), Waikanae, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
114 Wright Street, Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Enlistment Date: |
1 August 1957 |
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| Age on Enlistment: |
23 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Headquarters, V Force |
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| Place of Death: |
Vietnam |
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| Date of Death: |
4 December 1965 |
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| Age at Death: |
32 |
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| Year of Death: |
1965 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Terendak Camp, Malacca, Malaysia |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- According to Colin Whyte, he was due to go to Vietnam instead of Dick Grigg, but as Colin was to be married in a couple of months, Dick stood in for him on the posting. It was during this posting that Dick was killed.
- Death was caused by a cerebral haemorrage caused by high explosive blast after a terrorist bomb exploded below his room in the Metropole Hotel Saigon on 4 December 1965.At the time of his death, he was pay clerk Headquarters NZ 'V' Force. A brief Memorial Service was held at Saigon on 9 December 1965 and his body was flown to Malaysia on 11 December. The funeral service was held at Terendak with full Military Honours on 14 December. Mass was celebrated at the Church of Corpus Christi with approximately 180 people attending. When the graveside service was finished volleys were fired and wreaths laid. A telegram of condolence was despatched to the next of kin. (from letter to Minister of Defence from R.V.J. Johnson (13.1.66)
- A memorial Cross was issued to the family on 8 July 1966.
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| Description of Image: |
Portrait |
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| Further References: |
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| Sources Used: |
Subritsky, M. (Compiler). (1995). The Vietnam scrapbook: "The second ANZAC adventure". Papakura, Three Feathers Publishing Co. |
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| Previous Military Experience: |
Army Territorial Force (4 years) |
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