David Te Paa

Born 30 November 1938 - Died 12 July 2006

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Service number
- Vietnam 305050 AWMM
- Malaya 305050 AWMM
Also known as
- David Rawiri Te Paa AWMM
- Dave AWMM
Armed force / branch
Army AWMM
Last rank
Vietnam Lance Corporal/Military AWMM
New Zealand Special Operations Service AWMM
War
- Regular Military Service AWMM
- Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960 AWMM
- Borneo Confrontation, 1963-1966 AWMM
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM
- Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960 AWMM
- Indonesian Confrontation 1962-1966 AWMM

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David AWMM
Surname
Te Paa AWMM
Ingoa
Also known as
- David Rawiri Te Paa AWMM
- Dave AWMM
Service number
- Vietnam 305050 AWMM
- Malaya 305050 AWMM
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- Iwi Māori AWMM
- Iwi Māori AWMM
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Birth
30 November 1938 AWMM
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War
- Regular Military Service AWMM
- Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960 AWMM
- Borneo Confrontation, 1963-1966 AWMM
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM
- Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960 AWMM
- Indonesian Confrontation 1962-1966 AWMM
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Armed force / branch
Army AWMM
Service number
- Vietnam 305050 AWMM
- Malaya 305050 AWMM
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- New Zealand Operational Service Medal AWMM
- Vietnam Medal AWMM

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Embarkations

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- Malaya Private Nom Roll 2NZ Reg New Zealand Special Air Service, 4 Troop Nom Roll 2NZ Reg Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment AWMM
- Borneo Vessel was Captain Cook AWMM Private Chamberlain New Zealand Regiment, 2 Battalion, Headquarters Chamberlain British Commonwealth Far East Strategic Reserve AWMM
  2nd Embarkation AWMM
- Vietnam Lance Corporal/Military Ministry for Culture and Heritage Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment Ministry for Culture and Heritage
  3rd Embarkation AWMM

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Vietnam Lance Corporal/Military AWMM
New Zealand Special Operations Service AWMM

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Husband of Maureen; father of Tui, Keriana, Nichole

Member of JWS tracking team working with US Army trainees - 1 to 13 May 1967. AWMM

Death

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Death
12 July 2006 AWMM
Age 67 AWMM
Ahipara, Northland AWMM
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Cemetery
urupa, Puke Miro, Foreshore Road, Ahipara, Far North, New Zealand AWMM
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Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 14 July 2006 AWMM
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Sources

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External links
- Memories of New Zealand and the Vietnam War
  https://vietnamwar.govt.nz/veteran/lcpl-d-te-paa
  Further Reference
- Australia's Vietnam War
  https://vietnam.unsw.adfa.edu.au/
  Further Reference
- I'm his son Public - Rawiri - Child - 29 December 2015 - I'm his son
References
- The New Zealand Herald AWMM
  Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 14 July 2006 AWMM
- H.E. Chamberlain, Nominal Roll – 1 RNZIR, 8 May 1964, in Gurr, Robert. (2009). Voices from a border war: Borneo 1963-1965. 2nd Edition. Christchurch, N.Z.: Wilson Scott Publishing, pp.139-150 AWMM
- Gurr, Robert. (2009). Voices from a border war: Borneo 1963-1965. 2nd Edition. Christchurch, N.Z.: Wilson Scott Publishing AWMM
- Information kindly provided by family AWMM
- Nominal Roll 2NZ Regiment 1959-1961. Kindly provided by Alan (Archie) Dawson February 2021. AWMM
- FARELF Nominal Roll Part 1 1958-1961 - Archives New Zealand, Wellington, CAJN CH189/Box70 41/4/11 (R21234083) AWMM

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29 December 2015

Rawiri

176 Old Pittwater Road, Brookvale, Sydney, NSW 2100 Austrlia

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