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Geoffrey Henare Emery

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  • Service number
    Vietnam 41650 AWMM
  • Also known as
    G. H. Emery AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM
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Plaque at Kaiapoi Public Cemetery

Geofrey Henare Emery

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Geoffrey Henare AWMM
  • Surname
    Emery AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    G. H. Emery AWMM
  • Service number
    Vietnam 41650 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    27 January 1948 AWMM
  • Date of birth
    27 July 1948 Public - Remihana - Child - 16 July 2023 - Death Certificate
  • Place of birth
    Mangakino, Waikato, NZ Public - Remihana - Child - 16 July 2023 - Death Certificate
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
    Prison Officer, Christchurch Mens Prison Public - Remihana - Child - 16 July 2023 - Family records, first-hand knowledge.
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status
    Married Public - Remihana - Child - 16 July 2023 - Death Certificate

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    Vietnam 41650 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Enlisted as RF Cadet 12.1.1965, graduating to 3 Fd Amb, RNZAMC 5.9.1966. Posted to 161 Bty as Medic 24 Oct 69 to 27 Oct 70. Served as Cpl medic with 1RNZIR 19 Nov 1971 to 27 Feb 73. Married in theatre before RTNZ. Retired as WO1 2nd August 1987. Died in Christchurch. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    4 August 2015 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Kaiopio Public and RSA Cemetery AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • W41650 Geofrey Henare EMERY-RFCS65 [VV] (RAP 71/73) 4 August 2015 aged 67. Buried at Kaiapoi Public and RSA Cemetary, 75 Adderley Terrace, Kainga, Kaiapoi 7691. Block; ?, Row; ?, Plot; 0348. [[-43.377041, 172.636055]] LEST WE FORGET
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Sources

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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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
16 July 2023RemihanaKaiapoiChild
02 March 2021CarolHavelock NorthOther

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