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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Bryan James Petersen |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Private |
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| Forename(s): |
Bryan James |
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| Surname: |
Petersen |
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| War: |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 |
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| Serial No.: |
42294 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| Date of Birth: |
18 March 1947 |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, 1 Battalion (1RNZIR), Victor 4 Company |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, 1 Battalion (1RNZIR), Victor 4 Company |
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| Place of Death: |
Vietnam |
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| Date of Death: |
14 September 1968 |
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| Age at Death: |
21 |
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| Year of Death: |
1968 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Memorial Name: |
Auckland War Memorial Museum, Hall of Memories. Vietnam. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- Buried in Eketahuna.
- The Eketahuna community fund-raised to bring Bryan home, otherwise he would have been buried in Malaya.
- Memorial Flag - Presented to family.
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| Description of Image: |
Portrait |
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| Further References: |
- New Zealand Ex-Vietnam Services Association Inc.
- New Zealand Herald 16 September 1968 s1, p1.
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| Sources Used: |
- Subritsky, M. (Compiler). (1995). The Vietnam scrapbook: "The second ANZAC adventure". Papakura, Three Feathers Publishing Co.
- New Zealand Herald
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