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English Māori

Herbert George Cantrick

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Herbert George AWMM
  • Surname
    Cantrick AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • George AWMM
    • H. G. Cantrick AWMM
  • Service number
    Vietnam 39742 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
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  • Waka
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  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    8 October 1935 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
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Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
  • Campaign
    NZ Force - South East Asia Public - Rosoce - Comrade - 25 January 2020 - 1 Bn RNZIR Dieppe Barracks Association
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    Vietnam 39742 AWMM
  • Military service
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Branch Trade Proficiency
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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Liberation date
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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Served in Victor 6 Company ,Coy HQ as Sigs Sgt. Arrived 5 May 1971 and returned to Singapore on completion of TOD on 7 July 1971. AWMM

Death

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    7 December 2019 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
    Wanganui : Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • George WAS NOT in South Vietnam with the NZSAS.....There was NO 3 Troop NZSAS in Vietnam........
    "Vietnam Sergeant Ministry for Culture and Heritage New Zealand Special Air Service, 2nd Detachment, 3 Troop AWMM New Zealand Special Air Service (NZSAS) AWMM
    2nd Embarkation AWMM"
    Public - Rosoce - Comrade - 25 January 2020
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Sources

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
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