English Māori Ross Lithgow Ewing Born 1944 - Died 13 August 2012 PDF Key details Service numberVietnam 80569 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Last rankVietnam Squadron Leader AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM WarVietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM Regular Military Service AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › TitleDr AWMM ForenamesRoss Lithgow AWMM SurnameEwing AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberVietnam 80569 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth1944 AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM 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 › WarVietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM Regular Military Service AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Service numberVietnam 80569 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers 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 Flight Lieutenant/Military Ministry for Culture and Heritage Attached United States Air Force Ministry for Culture and Heritage Royal New Zealand Air Force 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 rankVietnam Retired AWMM Squadron Leader AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Husband of RaewynServed in Vietnam with the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Rank - Flight Lieutenant.Served in RNZAF 1962-1989. Forward Air Controller (FAC) attached to US 19th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Bien Hoa, 4 to 24 January 1969. (31 missions, 48 hrs) AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death13 August 2012 AWMM Age 68 AWMM Christchurch, Canterbury AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryDeath Notice: New Zealand Herald, 15 August 2012 AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Ross Lithgow Ewing by laying a poppy. Robert John Ewing Ronald Ewing Ross Lithgow Ewing Warren Morgan Ewing William Ewing Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Ross Lithgow Ewing Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksNew Zealand History online. New Zealand and the the Vietnam War. http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/vietnam-war Further Reference Australia's Vietnam War https://vietnam.unsw.adfa.edu.au/ Further Reference DocumentsSubritsky, M. (Ed). (1995). The Vietnam scrapbook: The second ANZAC adventure. Papakura, N.Z.: Three Feathers Publishing Co. AWMM The New Zealand Herald AWMM The New Zealand Herald AWMM Subritsky, M. (Ed). (1995). The Vietnam scrapbook: The second ANZAC adventure. Papakura, N.Z.: Three Feathers Publishing Co. AWMM Subritzky, M. (1995). p.273 AWMM The New Zealand Herald AWMM Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 15 August 2012 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