Riki Hone Waipapa Goldsmith
Born 11 Nov 1950 - Died 8 May 2021
- Service number
- Vietnam 43993 AWMM
- Also known as
- R. H. W. Goldsmith AWMM
- Bo AWMM
- Goldie AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
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- War
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Riki Hone Waipapa AWMM
- Surname
- Goldsmith AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
- R. H. W. Goldsmith AWMM
- Bo AWMM
- Goldie AWMM
- Service number
- Vietnam 43993 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
- Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
- Ngāti Porou, Ngā Iwi o Horouta, Horouta, Waka o Ngā Iwi, Ngā Iwi, Māori AWMM
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Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 11 Nov 1950 AWMM
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
- son of the late Phillip and Kath Goldsmith of Waipiro BayPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 11 August 2023 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/227018812/riki-hone_waipapa-goldsmith
- Address before enlistment
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- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
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- Relationship status
- MarriedPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 11 August 2023 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/227018812/riki-hone_waipapa-goldsmith
Wars and conflicts
- War
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM
- Campaign
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- Vietnam 43993 AWMM
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
- 2nd Royal Australian Regiment / New Zealand (ANZAC) Battalion, Victor 5 Company (1RNZIR) AWMM
Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
Training and Enlistment
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
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- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- Vietnam Private Ministry for Culture and Heritage 6th Royal Australian Regiment / New Zealand (ANZAC) Battalion, Victor 5 Company (1RNZIR) AWMM 1st Australian Task Force AWMM
Prisoner of war
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Medical history
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Last known rank
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Biographical information
- Died in Kaiti, Gisborne with tangi at Waipiro Bay Iritekura Marae. Buried in local urapa. AWMM
About death
- Death
- 8 May 2021 AWMM
Age 70 AWMM - Date of death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
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- Death notes
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- Cemetery
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- Cemetery name
- Waipiro Bay UrupaPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 11 August 2023 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/227018812/riki-hone_waipapa-goldsmith
- Grave reference
- RSA BlockPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 11 August 2023 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/227018812/riki-hone_waipapa-goldsmith
- Obituary
- GOLDSMITH, Riki Hone Waipapa. Returned Serviceman No. 43993. On 12th May 2021, passed away at home, aged 70 years. Dearly loved son of the late Phillip and Kath Goldsmith. Beloved brother and brother-in- law of the late Pani Goldsmith-Murray, Eva and Hemi Harrison, Rea and Gordon McMillan, Helen Goldsmith, Mona Goldsmith, Tish and Phillip Powderly, Morehu and Jenny Goldsmith. Treasured Dad of Jeanna. Loved uncle to all his nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be held at the Iritekura Marae, Waipiro Bay, at 11am on Sunday 16th May, followed by interment at Waipiro Bay Urupa, RSA Block. - Evans Funeral Services Ltd FDANZ www.evansfuneral.co.nzPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 11 August 2023 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/227018812/riki-hone_waipapa-goldsmith
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Memorial
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Sources
- External links
- New Zealand's Vietnam War Veterans. Personal page
http://www.vietnamwar.govt.nz/veteran/pte-rhw-goldsmith
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://web.archive.org/web/20241003003021/https://vietnam.unsw.adfa.edu.au/
Further Reference - Kawiti, Evelyn. Bo Goldie - Called home to rest among his people. Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tāmaki Paenga Hira. First published: 26 May 2021.
https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/features/bo-goldie
Further Reference
- New Zealand's Vietnam War Veterans. Personal page
- References
- Subritsky, M. (Ed). (1995). The Vietnam scrapbook: The second ANZAC adventure. Papakura, N.Z.: Three Feathers Publishing Co.
- Hall, C. (2014). No front line : inside stories of New Zealand's Vietnam War. Auckland, New Zealand : Penguin Books.
- This record was created from data kindly provided by the New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
- McGibbon, I.C. (2010). New Zealand's Vietnam War: a history of combat, commitment and controversy. Auckland, N.Z.: Exisle
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