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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
John Louis Gurnick |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Private |
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| Forename(s): |
John Louis |
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| Surname: |
Gurnick |
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| War: |
- Regular Military Service
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
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| Serial No.: |
483256 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| Date of Birth: |
9 July 1948 |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, 1 Battalion (1RNZIR), Whiskey 3 Company |
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| Military Awards: |
New Zealand Operational Service Medal (NZOSM) |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, 1 Battalion (1RNZIR), Whiskey 3 Company, 3 Platoon |
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| Place of Death: |
Vietnam |
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| Date of Death: |
29 May 1970 |
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| Age at Death: |
21 |
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| Year of Death: |
1970 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in Action |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Pukekohe Cemetery, Wellington Street, Pukekohe, New Zealand |
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| Memorial Name: |
Auckland War Memorial Museum, Hall of Memories. Vietnam. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- Memorial Flag - Presented to mother.
- Private Gurnick's brother, Mr Earl Gurnick of Papatoetoe, 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
- Killed in Action - mine explosion; buried at Pukekohe
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| Description of Image: |
- Portrait
- Headstone, bronze, Pukekohe Public Cemetery
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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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