Francis Toko
Born 22 Dec 1939 - Died 24 Apr 2017
- Service number
- Vietnam 350915 AWMM
- Also known as
- Frank AWMM
- Frank Toko AWMM
- Francis AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
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- War
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 22 Dec 1939 AWMM
- 22 Dec 1939 Public Source
- Date of birth
- 22 December 1939Public - Gerrie - Child - 24 April 2018 - Birth Certificate
- Place of birth
- Te Kopuru, KaiparaPublic - Gerrie - Child - 24 April 2018 - Birth Certificate
- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
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- Post war occupation
- Prison Officer/Civilian AWMM
Retired in 2006. AWMM - Next of kin
- Wife - Leila Toko (nee Kesha)Public - Gerrie - Child - 24 April 2018 - Family Knowledge
- Relationship status
- MarriedPublic - Gerrie - Child - 24 April 2018 - Family Knowledge
Wars and conflicts
- War
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM
- Campaign
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- Vietnam 350915 AWMM
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- New Zealand Operational Service Medal AWMM
- Vietnam Medal AWMM
- South Vietnamese Presidential Unit Citation in the Colour of the Cross of Gallantry with Palm AWMM
- New Zealand General Service Medal (Warlike) with Vietnam Clasp
New Zealand Defence Service Medal
NZ Prison Service Long Service & Good Conduct Medal with three claspsPublic - Gerrie - Child - 10 March 2026 - Military records, Medal bar sighted
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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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 Lance Bombardier/Military Ministry for Culture and Heritage Royal New Zealand Artillery, 161 Battery AWMM 1st Australian Task Force AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
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Last known rank
- Last rank
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- Last rank
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Biographical information
- Served in 161 Bty 1965/66. Died at his home in Henderson and his coffin was paraded at the Auckland Anzac Day Dawn Service before being laid to rest at his family urapa in Kaihau. AWMM
About death
- Death
- 24 Apr 2017 AWMM
Age 77 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at 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
- Kaihu AWMM
- Cemetery name
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
- Toko, Francis (Frank). Born December 22, 1939. Passed away on April 24, 2017. Vietnam Veteran Reg 350915, 161 Battery. Francis will be lying in state at his home 17 Wychwood Avenue, Henderson. A service will be held at the Pt Chevalier RSA 10.30 am, Wednesday 26th April after which Francis will travel to Kaihu and laid to rest Friday 28th April. All communications to Lorraine 027-314-8855. Herald, Thursday 27 April, 2017. AWMM
- Memorial name
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- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
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Sources
- External links
- New Zealand's Vietnam War Veterans. Personal page
http://www.vietnamwar.govt.nz/veteran/lbdr-f-toko
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 - Last Post, The Royal New Zealand Artillery
http://www.rnzaa.org.nz/article-last-post-350915-francis-frank-toko-rnza-161-bty-south-vietnam-6566
Further Reference - Preston, N. (25 April 2017). "Vietnam War veteran Francis Toko attends last dawn parade in casket". New Zealand Herald.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11844748
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.
- The New Zealand Herald
Death Notice, 26-29th April 2017 - Black, E. A. (n.d.). N.Z. armed forces honours & awards : Korea, Malaya, South Vietnam, 1950-1972. Wellington, N.Z.: Defence Headquarters.
- McGibbon, I.C. (2010). New Zealand's Vietnam War: a history of combat, commitment and controversy. Auckland, N.Z.: Exisle
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