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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Maurice Jude Manton |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Corporal |
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| Forename(s): |
Maurice Jude |
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| Surname: |
Manton |
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| Also Known As: |
Morrie |
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| War: |
- Regular Military Service
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
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| Serial No.: |
346598 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| Date of Birth: |
8 June 1938 |
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| Religion: |
Roman Catholic |
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| First Known Rank: |
Corporal |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Soldier |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, 1 Battalion (1RNZIR), Victor 1 Company |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, 1 Battalion (1RNZIR), Victor 1 Company |
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| Place of Death: |
Phuoc Tuy Province, Vietnam |
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| Date of Death: |
2 September 1967 |
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| Age at Death: |
29 |
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| Year of Death: |
1967 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Waikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Grave Reference: |
Roman Catholic Berm B Row 5, Plot 14 |
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| Memorial Name: |
Sacred Heart College Roll of Honour |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- Attended Sacred Heart College 1952-53
- Killed in action by a land mine
- Listed in the ANZAC Battalion Roll of Honour
- Memorial Flag - Presented to family
- Formerly buried with a civilian headstone fellow soldiers Brian Wilson, Graeme Turvey, Raymond Beatson and James Bell erected a headstone that commemorated his service and death in Vietnam.
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| Description of Image: |
- Headstone, Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland (photo J. Halpin 2012)
- Close view, headstone, Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland (photo J. Halpin 2012)
- Detail, family dedication Headstone, Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland (photo J. Halpin 2012)
- Wide view Headstone, Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland (photo J. Halpin 2012)
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| Further References: |
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| Sources Used: |
- Newman, K. (Ed.). 1995. The ANZAC Battalion. Swanbourne, Western Australia: John Burridge Military Antiques. (Original work published 1968)
- New Zealand Herald
- Subritsky, M. (Compiler). (1995). The Vietnam scrapbook: "The second ANZAC adventure". Papakura, Three Feathers Publishing Co.
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