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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Gordon Sutherland Watt |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Sergeant |
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| Forename(s): |
Gordon Sutherland |
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| Surname: |
Watt |
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| War: |
- Regular Military Service
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
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| Serial No.: |
80166 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| Date of Birth: |
31 January 1941 |
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| Place of Birth: |
Edinburgh, Scotland |
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| Enlistment Address: |
158 Esplanade, Kaikoura, New Zealand |
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| Military Awards: |
New Zealand Operational Service Medal (NZOSM) |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Royal New Zealand Air Force New Zealand Services Medical Team |
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| Place of Death: |
Vietnam |
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| Date of Death: |
1 March 1970 |
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| Age at Death: |
29 |
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| Year of Death: |
1970 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth, New Zealand |
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| Grave Reference: |
Services Cremation Block B Plot 32 |
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| Memorial Name: |
Auckland War Memorial Museum, Hall of Memories. Vietnam. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- Sergeant Watt was killed when he triggered a booby trap and incurred multiple fragment wounds.
- He was first buried at Ulu Pandan, Singapore, later exhumed and cremated and his ashes returned to New Zealand. His Memorial Flag was presented to his widow.
- Sergeant Watt's widow, Mrs Gael Keighley of New Plymouth, received the New Zealand Operational Service Medal on his behalf from the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence at a presentation at the Auckland War Memorial Museum on Thursday 27 November 2003.
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| Description of Image: |
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, Hall of Memories. Vietnam Names Watt - Wright
- Hall of Memories WW2, Auckland War Memorial Museum, looking East (taken in April 1999)
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| Further References: |
Subritsky, M. (Compiler). (1995). p. 204 |
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