English Māori John Dolan Born 9 April 1936 - Died 11 December 2019 PDF Key details Service numberVietnam 42755 AWMM Also known asJ. Dolan AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rank WarVietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM Borneo Confrontation, 1963-1966 AWMM Malaya, 1960-1964 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJohn AWMM SurnameDolan AWMM Ingoa Also known asJ. Dolan AWMM Service numberVietnam 42755 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth9 April 1936 Ministry for Culture and Heritage 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 › WarVietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM Borneo Confrontation, 1963-1966 AWMM Malaya, 1960-1964 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberVietnam 42755 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 detailsBorneo 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) AWMM British Army AWMM Malaya 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) AWMM British Army AWMM 2nd Embarkation AWMM Vietnam Corporal/Military Ministry for Culture and Heritage 4th Royal Australian Regiment / New Zealand (ANZAC ) Battalion, Victor 3 Company (1RNZIR) AWMM 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 › Death11 December 2019 Ministry for Culture and Heritage Age 83 AWMM Nelson, Tasman Ministry for Culture and Heritage Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryPrinted in the Nelson Mail 13th December to 17th December 2019.British Army 2 Para Airborne (Borneo and Malaya), N.Z Army Infantry, 2nd Platoon Victor 3 (Vietnam) No 42755. Peacefully at Tasman Rest Home, on Wednesday, December 11, 2019, aged 83. Husband of Pauline; Dad and father-in-law of Jackie and Snow; stepdad and father-in-law of Sue and Steve Phipps, Steven and Carol Dolan, and Geoff Dolan; grandad to Karina Rako, and Jason Rako, and great-grandad to Alfie, Lukas, Ollie and Lilah Rako, as well as step-grandad to extended family; brother of Miriam, Rose, Margaret (UK), and Jean (Australia). A special thank you to the staff at Tasman Rest Home for their wonderful care of John. A memorial service for John will be held at Marsden House Funeral Home, 41 Nile Street East, Nelson, on Thursday, December 19, 2019, at 11.00am. Anyone who knew John is invited to come and celebrate his life. In lieu of flowers donations to St John Ambulance would be appreciated and may be left at the service. All messages to Villa 68, 16 Sargeson Street, Stoke.R.I.P. AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember John Dolan by laying a poppy. James Dolan James Dolan John Dolan John Joseph Dolan Owen John Dolan Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of John Dolan Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksNew Zealand's Vietnam War Veterans. Personal page http://www.vietnamwar.govt.nz/veteran/cpl-j-dolan 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 Information kindly provided by family AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License