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Hawea Grey

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Hawea AWMM
  • Surname
    Grey AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Guv AWMM
    • H. Grey AWMM
    • E539716 AWMM
  • Service number
    Vietnam 539716 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    27 May 1941 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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Service

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
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  • 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
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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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  • Served in military (Regular Force) for 20 years. Deployed to Malaysia, Borneo, Vietnam and Singapore. Retired from the New Zealand Army in 1980.Vietnam War Oral History Project interviewee. Interview and transcript held at the Alexander Turnbull Library Oral History Centre in Wellington, New Zealand. Reference: OHInt-0959-12. Served on RNZRSA National Council for many years and died in New Plymouth. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    4 November 2014 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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Memorial

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  • The Guv died on 4Nov14 - He served in the Army (Regular Force) for 20 years. Deployed to Malaysia, Borneo, Vietnam and Singapore. Retired from the New Zealand Army in 1980. Promoted to Sergeant after Vietnam, he served as a Staff Sergeant with the 5th Wellington West Coast Taranaki Battalion Group (5WWCT) prior to retirement. Lest we Forget
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Sources

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
    • 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
    • Malayan Veterans Assn. (2004-). Selamat : Newsletter of the Malayan Veterans' Association Inc. AWMM
    • Medals and Stars - General Service Medals Borneo - Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R12456000) AWMM

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