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Surname
Kiwikiwi
First name(s)
Richard William
Also known as
Dick
Rank
Sgt
Corps
RNZIR
Service number
303887
Unit
Honours & Awards
Army Commendation Medal (US), National Defence Medal with Bronze Star (Khmer Republic)
Date of Birth
Date of death
Notes
Read US Army Commendation Medal citation (PDF, 610KB). Served in 1 NZ Regiment in Malaya 1961–1963; then 1RNZIR 1965–1967 and 2NZATTV in Vietnam 1970–1971. Died in Perth, Australia.
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.
Comments
Acting WO2
All attached to the NZATTV were Acting WO's, why would this have Sgt-??
Hi Roscoe – the rank shown is
Hi Roscoe – the rank shown is taken from army pay records and, as far as we are able to establish, is the substantive rank at the time of deployment to Vietnam. The NZ Army allowed a number of NCO's and Officers to wear "acting rank" to allow them parity in status with their US or Australian peers – even though they may not have qualified for that rank by the regulations of the time. More information can be found here: https://vietnamwar.govt.nz/resources/about-vietnam-veterans-list