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Brigham Alfred Young Te Koi Tarawa

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  • Service number
    Vietnam 42438 AWMM
  • Also known as
    • TK AWMM
    • B. AY. Te K. Tarawa AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM
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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Brigham Alfred Young Te Koi AWMM
  • Surname
    Tarawa AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • TK AWMM
    • B. AY. Te K. Tarawa AWMM
  • Service number
    Vietnam 42438 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
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Civilian life

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  • Birth
    2 February 1948 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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    Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM
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    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    Vietnam 42438 AWMM
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Biographical information

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  • Died Newcastle NSW. Served in 161 Battery RNZA, 1966-1970. Went to Vietnam in 1967 as a radio operator under the command of Major Tom Martin and completed a 12 month TOD. Wounded (on 20th birthday) when an APC was blown during the Tet Offensive, 1 February 1968. Brother, Vaughn Tarawa, also served in Vietnam with 161 Battery. AWMM

Death

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    17 March 2016 NZ Vietnam Veterans
    NZ Vietnam Veterans
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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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