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Cenotaph record

David Henry Driver

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  • Service number
    Vietnam 43199 AWMM
  • Also known as
    • Paddy AWMM
    • D. H. Driver AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    David Henry AWMM
  • Surname
    Driver AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Paddy AWMM
    • D. H. Driver AWMM
  • Service number
    Vietnam 43199 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
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Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    Vietnam 43199 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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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  • Joined the New Zealand Army in 1967. Completed basic training at Burnham before being sent to Terendak in Malaysia as part of a reinforcement platoon (4 Platoon). In May 1968 was posted to 1ARU in Nui Dat as rifleman reinforcement for 3 Platoon, V3 Company. Stayed in the Army on returning to New Zealand – completed a 20-year career, retiring as a WO1 in 1987. AWMM

Death

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Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • 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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