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Rex Francis Birkett

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"Ex "Hackle Badger" Helicopter Emplaning Extercise July 1962", "from left: Pte R. Birkett (Int Sec), Capt T. Butson (Adjt), Cpl D Glandville (Medic), Pte E. A. Black (Int Sect)." 1st Battalion, New Zealand Regiment - Scrapbook regarding Terendak Camp, Malacca, Malaya, 1961 - 1963. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2010-26-198.

"Ex "Hackle Badger" Helicopter Emplaning Extercise July 1962", "from left: Pte R. Birkett (Int Sec), …

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Rex Francis AWMM
  • Surname
    Birkett AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    R. F. Birkett AWMM
  • Service number
    Vietnam 39674 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
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  • Birth
    25 August 1934 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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  • Died in Masterton. Buried in River Road Cemetery. AWMM

Death

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    27 August 2011 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
    Age 77 AWMM
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    Riverview Cemetery, Masterton, New Zealand AWMM
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Sources

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    • 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
    • 1NZR Roll 1961-1963 - Bill Russell, Malayan Veterans Association Scrapbook – 40th Anniversary edition. AWMM
    • DECEASED, 1 NZ Regiment, 1961-63 – Internet resource. AWMM
    • This record was partially created from Cemetery research completed by Carol Foster (2021). AWMM
    • Malayan Veterans Assn. (2004-). Selamat : Newsletter of the Malayan Veterans' Association Inc. AWMM

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