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Richmond Willis Gerrard

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  • Service number
    • Vietnam 732870 AWMM
    • Vietnam X732870 AWMM
  • Also known as
    • R. W. Gerrard AWMM
    • Pamure AWMM
    • Richmond AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM
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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Richmond Willis AWMM
  • Surname
    Gerrard AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • R. W. Gerrard AWMM
    • Pamure AWMM
    • Richmond AWMM
  • Service number
    • Vietnam 732870 AWMM
    • Vietnam X732870 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    24 December 1947 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

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  • War
    Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    • Vietnam 732870 AWMM
    • Vietnam X732870 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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

Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Kareti and Makere Gerrard of Rangitukia

    Father of Brendon, Te Aute, Reina, Richmond, Victor, Ashleigh

    Tangi held at Maraeroa Marae, Porirua and a service also held at Porirua RSA AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    5 August 2010 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
    Age 62 AWMM
  • Date of death
    2 September 2010 Public - Victor Leo Nuia - Child - 15 September 2015 - I was there when he passed I am his son
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
    Porirua Public - Victor Leo Nuia - Child - 15 September 2015 - I was present
  • Cause of death
    Cancer Public - Victor Leo Nuia - Child - 15 September 2015 - Was with him in hospital and hospice
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Sources

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  • References
    • Subritsky, M. (Ed). (1995). The Vietnam scrapbook: The second ANZAC adventure. Papakura, N.Z.: Three Feathers Publishing Co. AWMM
      Subritsky, M. (Compiler). (1995). p. 275 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
    • Dominion Post AWMM
      Death notice: Dominion Post, 3 September 2010 AWMM

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15 September 2015Victor Leo NuiaLower Hutt New Zealand Child

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