John Stewart Williams
Born 15 Dec 1948 - Died 17 Jun 1969
- Service number
- Vietnam 41530 AWMM
- Also known as
- Jack AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- Vietnam Private AWMM 6th Royal Australian Regiment / New Zealand (ANZAC) Battalion, Victor 4 Company (1RNZIR) AWMM
- War
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- John Stewart AWMM
- Surname
- Williams AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
- Jack AWMM
- Service number
- Vietnam 41530 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
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Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 15 Dec 1948 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
- Date of birth
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- Address before enlistment
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- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Mrs Williams (wife), Napier, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Married AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM
- Campaign
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- Vietnam 41530 AWMM
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
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 Private Ministry for Culture and Heritage 6th Royal Australian Regiment / New Zealand (ANZAC) Battalion, Victor 4 Company (1RNZIR) Ministry for Culture and Heritage 1st Australian Task Force AWMM
Prisoner of war
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- Days interned
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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
- Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- Vietnam Private AWMM
6th Royal Australian Regiment / New Zealand (ANZAC) Battalion, Victor 4 Company (1RNZIR) AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Attended Terrace School, Waipukurau.
Formerly buried at Terendak Camp, Malacca, Malaysia. Returned to New Zealand as part of the Te Auraki Repatriation Project in 2018.
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) began repatriating the remains of personnel buried in Malaysia during 2018.
This is part of project Te Auraki (The Return), under which the NZDF is bringing home personnel and dependants buried overseas after 1 January, 1955, following a change in Government policy.
Private Williams' mother, Mrs June Williams of North Shore, Auckland, received the New Zealand Operational Service Medal on his behalf from the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence at a presentation at the Auckland War Memorial Museum on Thursday 27 November 2003
Memorial Flag - Presented to family.
Killed in action - Gunshot wound to head and neck.
Killed in action, 17 June 1969 – gunshot wounds to head and neck in contact. John (Jack) Williams grew up in Waipukurau and joined the Regular Force cadets in 1965. After postings to NSTU Burnham and 1 Battalion Depot, he joined 1RNZIR at Terendak, Malaysia in November 1968. A training accident prevented him from accompanying the main body of V4 Company to Vietnam in May 1969. He rejoined the Company on 17 June 1969 during Operation Laverack. He was killed in action later that day when V4 encountered a large enemy bunker system.Read an article about Jack Williams (Napier Mail, 3 April 2012). AWMM
About death
- Death
- 17 Jun 1969 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Age 21 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
- Killed in Action AWMM
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- Waipukurau Cemetery, Waipukurau, Hawkes Bay AWMM
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
- Obituary: Hawkes Bay Today, 23 August 2018 AWMM
- In August 2018 - Jack Williams was returned home to NZ, and was re interment at his final resting place at Waipukurau Cemetery.Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 19 June 2023 - https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/bay-vietnam-and-malaya-veterans-finally-coming-home
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- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, Hall of Memories. Vietnam. AWMM
Sources
- External links
- Memories of New Zealand and the Vietnam War. New Zealand History online website.
http://www.vietnamwar.govt.nz/
Further Reference - New Zealand History online. New Zealand and the the Vietnam War.
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/vietnam-war
Further Reference - Australia's Vietnam War
https://web.archive.org/web/20241003003021/https://vietnam.unsw.adfa.edu.au/
Further Reference - NZDF Begins Repatriation Mission in Malaysia
http://www.nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/news/2018/nzdf-begins-repatriation-mission-in-malaysia.htm
Further Reference - Clinton Llewellyn, 'Defence minister apologises to families of soldiers finally brought home: 'I'm sorry it took so long', Hawkes Bay Today, 26 August 2018
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/defence-minister-apologises-to-families-of-soldiers-finally-brought-home-quotim-sorry-it-took-so-longquot/FKHMON6FT347OLW6WCMFOMHTBQ/
Further Reference
- Memories of New Zealand and the Vietnam War. New Zealand History online website.
- References
- Subritsky, M. (Ed). (1995). The Vietnam scrapbook: The second ANZAC adventure. Papakura, N.Z.: Three Feathers Publishing Co.
- Information kindly provided by family
New Zealand Ex-Vietnam Services Association Inc. - McGibbon, I.C. (2010). New Zealand's Vietnam War: a history of combat, commitment and controversy. Auckland, N.Z.: Exisle
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