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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Keith Richard Hurman |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Private |
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| Forename(s): |
Keith Richard |
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| Surname: |
Hurman |
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| War: |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 |
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| Serial No.: |
43349 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| Date of Birth: |
18 February 1947 |
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| Place of Birth: |
England |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Date: |
10 October 1967 |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, 1 Battalion (1RNZIR), Whiskey 2 Company |
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| Military Awards: |
New Zealand General Service Medal (NZGSM) and Vietnam Clasp |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, 1 Battalion (1RNZIR), Whiskey 2 Company |
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| Place of Death: |
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam |
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| Date of Death: |
11 January 1969 |
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| Age at Death: |
21 |
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| Year of Death: |
1969 |
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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: |
- Migrated to New Zealand from England in 1967 and joined the New Zealand Army.
- Accidentally killed in Operations Contact.
- Killed in Action - Sustained mine and gunshot wounds.
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| Description of Image: |
Portrait (photograph kindly provided by family 2008) |
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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.
- New Zealand Defence Force. Roll of Honour. Personnel who have died on operational service since 3 September 1945. URL: http://medals.nzdf.mil.nz/info/roll-of-honour/index.html
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