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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Malcolm Lindsay Sutherland |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Private |
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| Forename(s): |
Malcolm Lindsay |
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| Surname: |
Sutherland |
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| War: |
- Regular Military Service
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
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| Serial No.: |
41081 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| Date of Birth: |
20 October 1944 |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Soldier |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, 1 Battalion (1RNZIR), Victor 5 Company |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, 1 Battalion (1RNZIR), Victor 5 Company |
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| Place of Death: |
Vietnam |
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| Date of Death: |
31 October 1970 |
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| Age at Death: |
25 |
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| Year of Death: |
1970 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Ruru Lawn Cemetery, off Ruru Road, Christchurch, New Zealand |
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| Grave Reference: |
Block 1D, Plot 148 |
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| Memorial Name: |
Auckland War Memorial Museum, Hall of Memories. Vietnam. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- Sustained fatal gunshot wound to back in enemy contact.
- Memorial Flag - Presented to family
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| Description of Image: |
Portrait |
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| Further References: |
- New Zealand Herald dated 23 January 1999, p 1, for the results of an enquiry into the incident in which Private Sutherland died. A copy of the article is in the vertical file.
- New Zealand Ex-Vietnam Services Association Inc.
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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
- Cemetery Records. Christchurch City Council cemeteries database. URL: http://librarydata.christchurch.org.nz/Cemeteries
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