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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
George Kingi Hoerara |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Corporal |
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| Forename(s): |
George Kingi |
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| Surname: |
Hoerara |
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| War: |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 |
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| Serial No.: |
211075 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| Date of Birth: |
2 January 1932 |
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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: |
Vietnam |
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| Date of Death: |
26 January 1968 |
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| Age at Death: |
36 |
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| Year of Death: |
1968 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Te Araroa Cemetery, Punaruku, Gisborne District, New Zealand |
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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
- Memorial Flag - Presented to the family
- Killed in Action - Mine explosion
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| Description of Image: |
Portrait |
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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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