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Ronald Douglas Patrick Hassett

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ronald Douglas Patrick AWMM
  • Surname
    Hassett AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII 800118 AWMM
    • Vietnam 30173 AWMM
    • Korea 30173 AWMM
    • Malaya 30173 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    5 May 1923 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • WW2 Unknown AWMM 47 Rolleston Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
    • Malaya Wellington AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Regular Army Service/Civilian AWMM
    Career Military; Chief of the General Staff of the New Zealand Army AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs E. M. Hassett (mother), 47 Rolleston Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 21 July 1943 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Student/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 13, p.53
    2NZEF Nom. Roll 13, p.53
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • 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
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Husband of Lilian; father of Sean, Rory, Doon

    Chief of the General Staff of the New Zealand Army 1976-

    Was instrumental in developing the National Army Museum, Waiouru

    Patron, The Royal New Zealand Artillery Association, 1988-1997

    Class Patron, The New Zealand Regular Force Cadets

    Awarded a MBE 1962

    Later CGS. Died in Auckland. Cremated and ashes scattered by family. Awarded CB, CBE. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    13 August 2004 AWMM
    Age 81 AWMM
    AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death notice: New Zealand Herald, August 2004 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
    New Zealand's Vietnam War Veterans. Personal page
    http://www.vietnamwar.govt.nz/veteran/col-rdp-hassett
    Further Reference
  • References
    • Murphy, W. (1966). 2nd New Zealand Divisional Artillery. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
    • McGibbon, I.C. (1992-1996). New Zealand and the Korean War (Vols. 1-2). Auckland, N.Z.; Wellington, N.Z.: Oxford University Press in association with the Historical Branch, Dept. of Internal Affairs. AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.53 AWMM
    • Murphy, W. (1966). 2nd New Zealand Divisional Artillery. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
      Murphy, W. (1966). , p. 694 AWMM
    • McGibbon, I. (Ed.). (2000). The Oxford companion to New Zealand military history. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford University Press. AWMM
    • McGibbon, I.C. (1992-1996). New Zealand and the Korean War (Vols. 1-2). Auckland, N.Z.; Wellington, N.Z.: Oxford University Press in association with the Historical Branch, Dept. of Internal Affairs. AWMM
      McGibbon, I.C. (1992-1996)., Vol.2, p. 404 AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death notice: New Zealand Herald, August 2004 AWMM
    • Nominal rolls - Nominal rolls embarkation K-force [Korea Nominal Roll], Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAYS 8638 AD1/1433 (R22440250) AWMM
    • Chamberlain, H. (2013). The New Zealand Korea Roll : honouring those who served in the New Zealand Armed Forces in Korea, 1950-1957. Wellington, N.Z.: Author. AWMM
    • FARELF Nominal Roll Part 2 1962-1963- Archives New Zealand, Wellington, CAJN CH189/Box70 41/4/11 (R21234083) AWMM

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