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Richard Rodney Ottaway

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  • Service number
    • Vietnam 40690 AWMM
    • Vietnam D40690 AWMM
  • Also known as
    • Rick AWMM
    • R. R. Ottaway AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
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  • War
    Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM
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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Richard Rodney AWMM
  • Surname
    Ottaway AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Rick AWMM
    • R. R. Ottaway AWMM
  • Service number
    • Vietnam 40690 AWMM
    • Vietnam D40690 AWMM
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    Male AWMM
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Civilian life

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  • Birth
    6 February 1948 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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Service

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    Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM
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    Army AWMM
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    • Vietnam 40690 AWMM
    • Vietnam D40690 AWMM
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Prisoner of war

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  • The Brigadier had a long career from Parkinson Class 1964 to 2015 starting as an R F Cadet and finishing as Gen Mgr VANZ and Sec War Pensions and many in between incl Deputy Chief of Army.

    Served with 1NZATTV at Chi Lang, October 1971 to December 1972. Served in NZ Army 1964 to 2004. Awarded MBE and retired as Brigadier (Deputy Chief of Army). Died in Wellington and buried at Whenua Tapu, Porirua. AWMM

Death

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    30 December 2018 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
    Age 70 AWMM
    Kapiti Coast, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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Sources

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  • References
    • Subritsky, M. (Ed). (1995). The Vietnam scrapbook: The second ANZAC adventure. Papakura, N.Z.: Three Feathers Publishing Co. AWMM
    • Hall, C. (2014). No front line : inside stories of New Zealand's Vietnam War. Auckland, New Zealand : Penguin Books. AWMM
    • This record was created from data kindly provided by the New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. AWMM

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