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Gregory Finlaison Sutherland

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    Gregory Finlaison AWMM
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    Sutherland AWMM
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    G. F. Sutherland AWMM
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    Vietnam 41158 AWMM
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    Male AWMM
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    9 December 1945 AWMM
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  • Joined NZ Army 26 June 1964 as a Signaller. Passed NZSAS Sel Cse in Jul 1966 and posted as Tpr August 1966. Servedin Borneo with 3 Det. Served in 2nd det of 4 Tp NZSAS in Vietnam as Ptl Sig. Posted to 1 Bn Depot in 1971. Returned to NZSAS Sqn in 1981 as SQMS until retirement as WO2 in 1986. Died aged 45. AWMM

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    16 October 1991 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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  • Above information "Served in Borneo with 3 Detachment" taken from https://vietnamwar.govt.nz/, is not correct. Greg did not serve in Borneo with the NZSAS.
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  • M41158 Gregory Finlaison (Greg) SUTHERLAND-NZSAS [VV-4Tp] (Q Plt 73/75) 16 October 1991 aged 45, Cremated and buried at Papakura Cemetery. [-37.08802, 174.94646] LEST WE FORGET. Rest in peace pilgrim ONWARD
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  • Joined the NZ Army 26 June 1964 as a Signaller. Passed NZSAS Selection Course in July 1966 and posted as a Trooper, August 1966. Served in Borneo with 3 Detachment. Served in 2nd Detachment of 4 Tp NZSAS in Vietnam as Patrol Signaler. Posted to 1 Bn Depot in 1971. Posted to the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (Singapore/Malaysia) on 26 May 1973 until May 1975. Returned to 1 NZSAS Squadron in 1981 as Squadron Quarter Master Sergeant (SQMS) until retirement in 1986.
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  • Seeing this infomation today (29 July 2017) about my uncle in the Auckland War Memorial Museum makes me very proud to be a Sutherland. He was a great man and I have been learning of his military career in the past few years after a book was published with some of his military history along with others in his unit. Always remember our fallen soldiers, from your neice with love.
    Public - Koren Emma - Direct descendant - 29 July 2017
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    • 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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29 July 2017Koren EmmaMastertonDirect descendant

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