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Sam Hami Paku Hokianga

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  • Service number
    Vietnam 552286 AWMM
  • Also known as
    S. H. P. Hokianga AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM
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Manutuke Marae Memorial - Malaya/Borneo 1948-1956 & Vietnam 1962-1975 - H HOKIANGA's name appears on this Memorial

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Sam Hami Paku AWMM
  • Surname
    Hokianga AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    S. H. P. Hokianga AWMM
  • Service number
    Vietnam 552286 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    8 March 1935 AWMM
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Service

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  • War
    Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    Vietnam 552286 AWMM
  • Military service
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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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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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  • Singapore-Malaysia 1966-1989


    Held the rank of Sergeant with W Company in Vietnam.

    Buried in Te Arai Urupa, 4 Papatu Road, Manutuke, Gisborne 4072. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    20 December 2002 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • The heartiest, most staunch and stubborn man anyone could ever meet.
    Someone who could never be replaced.
    Wish you were here..
    I love you ALWAYS koro.
    Public - Frankie - Direct descendant - 25 August 2021
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  • The 'WARLORD', great leader, great mentor....lest we forget
    Public - Faye - 11 July 2020
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  • https://vietnamwar.govt.nz/veteran/cpl-shp-hokianga

    Three tours to Vietnam
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  • L552286 Sam Haami Paku HOKIANGA (7 Platoon Sgt 75/77) 2002 aged? buried at Te Arai Urupa, 4 Papatu Road, Manutuke, Gisborne 4072. [-38.67464, 177.9098] W1, W2 & 2NZATTV.
    Public - Aunty Huia - Comrade - 28 November 2017
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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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23 November 2022Lorraine MonaGisborneResearcher
25 August 2021FrankieHamilton, New ZealandDirect descendant
11 July 2020FayeChristchurchOther
28 November 2017Aunty HuiaWellingtonComrade

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