Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Michael E. Williams This is a preliminary record. Find out more. PDF Key details Service number Also known asMike AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rank WarRegular Military Service AWMM Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM Enquire Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesMichael E. AWMM SurnameWilliams AWMM Ingoa Also known asMike AWMM Service number GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkation Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarRegular Military Service AWMM Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers2nd Royal Australian Regiment / New Zealand (ANZAC) Battalion, Victor 5 Company (1RNZIR) AWMM 2nd Royal Australian Regiment / New Zealand (ANZAC) Battalion, Whiskey 3 Company (1RNZIR) AWMM Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency Enlistment Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsVietnam Private AWMM 6th Royal Australian Regiment / New Zealand (ANZAC) Battalion, Victor 5 Company (1RNZIR) AWMM 1st Australian Task Force AWMM Vietnam Private AWMM 6th Royal Australian Regiment / New Zealand (ANZAC) Battalion, Whiskey 3 Company (1RNZIR) AWMM 1st Australian Task Force AWMM 2nd Embarkation AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › W3 Company, RNZIR website has portraitWilliams was involved in Operation Hermit Park in the Phuoc Tuy Province of Vietnam (25 June 1971). He did not recieve recogninition for the operation. Over 50 years later Australian Veteran Affairs redressed this situation by creating commemorative frames to recognise the three New Zealand soldiers who risked their lives for the Australians. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Michael E. Williams Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksVietnamWar.govt.nz http://www.vietnamwar.govt.nz/ Further Reference New Zealand History online. New Zealand and the the Vietnam War. http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/vietnam-war Further Reference W3 Company, RNZIR - Vietnam 1969-1970. Website http://www.w3vietnam.org.nz/ Further Reference Australia's Vietnam War https://vietnam.unsw.adfa.edu.au/ Further Reference Jolley, E & Sanders, B. (15 August 2020). Vietnam War bravery overlooked because of 'medal quotas' finally recognised 50 years on. ABC News. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-15/fight-to-recognise-soldiers-courage-in-vietnam-war/12559996 Further Reference Article from The Toowoomba Chronicle about Norman Fry's 50-year campaign to get three Victor 6 Company soldiers – William Papuni, Mike Williams, and John Galley – official recognition for their bravery during Operation Hermit Park, June 1971 https://vietnamwar.govt.nz/photo/50-year-battle-recognition Further Reference DocumentsContact (Magazine of the New Zealand Ex-Vietnam Services Association) AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record
