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Christopher Valentine Hunter

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, Hall of Memories. Korea, Malaya-Borneo (taken in April 1999). - This image may be subject to copyright

Auckland War Memorial Museum, Hall of Memories. Korea, Malaya-Borneo (taken in April 1999). - This i …

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  • Title
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    Christopher Valentine AWMM
  • Surname
    Hunter AWMM
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    • 49067 AWMM
    • J49067 AWMM
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    Male AWMM
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    Regular Military Service AWMM
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    Army AWMM
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    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

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Death

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  • Death
    28 May 1980 AWMM
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    23 Public - Lisa - Sibling - 12 August 2019 - Family
  • Place of death
    Little Sisters Island, Singapore Public - Lisa - Sibling - 12 August 2019 - Military advice
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    Oxford Cemetery, Nth Canterbury, NZ Public - Lisa - Sibling - 12 August 2019 - Family
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    Auckland War Memorial Museum, Hall of Memories. Korea, Malaya-Borneo, Vietnam Memorial AWMM

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  • J49067 Christopher Valantine HUNTER, Signals Platoon, 4 May 1979 - 25 May 1980 (Tragically drowned in a SCUBA diving accident along with his buddy Robert Raniere TUANAU at the Little Sisters Island, Singapore) aged ?? Cremated and buried at Oxford Cemetery, 3117 Oxford Road, Oxford, Waimakariri, Canterbury 7430. Plot 0055. Lest we Forget a valued member of our unit. Was a very very said day when the unit heard about Chris & Robert's tragic accident. A fitting send off from Tumatauenga Marae (Dieppe Barracks). Kei Wareware Tātou
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12 August 2019LisaAshburton, New ZealandSibling

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