Surname
Hudson
First name(s)
Murray Ken
Also known as
Huddy
Rank
Sgt
Corps
RNZIR
Service number
537931
Unit
Date of Birth
Date of death
Place of burial
Waiouru Services Cemetery, Waiouru
Notes
Awarded a posthumous (after his death) George Cross for attempting to save the life of a fellow soldier during a live grenade exercise at Waiouru, 13 February 1974. Read award citation in the London Gazette, 11 October 1974 (pdf). A fellow Vietnam veteran, Graham Fergusson, died in the same incident.
Disclaimer
The Vietnam List is an updated version of New Zealand's original Vietnam nominal roll – the Flinkenberg List – compiled by Captain Con Flinkenberg in 1972. Name, rank and unit information are from New Zealand military pay records. Read more about the Vietnam List.
