English Māori Robert Ropata Christie Born 19 December 1939 - Died 2 August 2019 PDF Key details Service numberMalaya 39603 AWMM Vietnam 39603 AWMM W39603 AWMM Also known asBob AWMM Robert Ropata CHRISTIE Public - Roscoe - Comrade - 25 December 2020 - 1 RNZIR History annuals & Birth Deaths & Marrages. "Bob" Public - Roscoe - Comrade - 25 December 2020 - 61/63 Nominal Roll (Russell) & 63/65 Nominal Roll (Foster) - 1 RNZIR History Room. Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rank WarMalaya, 1960-1964 AWMM Borneo Confrontation, 1963-1966 AWMM Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM Indonesian Confrontation 1962-1966 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy "Dawn Service Anzac Day Taiping (8 Members of the Orig I Bn attended). Lt BD Sinclair, Pt K Chesterf … Copyright undetermined - untraced rights owner AWMM View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesRobert Ropata AWMM SurnameChristie AWMM Ingoa Also known asBob AWMM Robert Ropata CHRISTIE Public - Roscoe - Comrade - 25 December 2020 - 1 RNZIR History annuals & Birth Deaths & Marrages. "Bob" Public - Roscoe - Comrade - 25 December 2020 - 61/63 Nominal Roll (Russell) & 63/65 Nominal Roll (Foster) - 1 RNZIR History Room. Service numberMalaya 39603 AWMM Vietnam 39603 AWMM W39603 AWMM GenderMale AWMM IwiIwi Māori AWMM Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth19 December 1939 AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkation Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarMalaya, 1960-1964 AWMM Borneo Confrontation, 1963-1966 AWMM Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM Indonesian Confrontation 1962-1966 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberMalaya 39603 AWMM Vietnam 39603 AWMM W39603 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency Enlistment Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsMalaya Private AWMM New Zealand Regiment, 1 Battalion, A Company AWMM British Commonwealth Far East Strategic Reserve AWMM Borneo Corporal/Military Chamberlain Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment Chamberlain 2nd Embarkation AWMM Vietnam Corporal/Military Ministry for Culture and Heritage Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (1RNZIR), 1st Battalion, Victor Company Ministry for Culture and Heritage 1st Australian Task Force AWMM 3rd Embarkation AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Death About death Contribute › Death2 August 2019 AWMM Age 79 AWMM Christchurch, Canterbury AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes CemeteryEastern Cemetery, Invercargill AWMM Cremated AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Robert Ropata Christie by laying a poppy. Robert Lyall Christie Robert Lyall Christie Robert Ropata Christie Ronald Hector Christie Ronald Winram Christie Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Robert Ropata Christie Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects 1st Battalion, New Zealand Regiment - Scrapbook regarding Terendak Camp,… Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-2010-26 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksNew Zealand's Vietnam War Veterans. Personal page http://www.vietnamwar.govt.nz/veteran/cpl-ra-christie Sources Used Memories of New Zealand and the Vietnam War. New Zealand History online website. http://www.vietnamwar.govt.nz/ Further Reference Australia's Vietnam War https://vietnam.unsw.adfa.edu.au/ Further Reference DocumentsSubritsky, 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 H.E. Chamberlain, Nominal Roll – 1 RNZIR, 18 May-1 October 1965, in Gurr, Robert. (2009). Voices from a border war: Borneo 1963-1965. 2nd Edition. Christchurch, N.Z.: Wilson Scott Publishing, pp.151-156 AWMM Gurr, Robert. (2009). Voices from a border war: Borneo 1963-1965. 2nd Edition. Christchurch, N.Z.: Wilson Scott Publishing 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). 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