Wg Cdr Malcolm Stuart Gunton

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Surname
Gunton
First name(s)
Malcolm Stuart
Rank
Wg Cdr
Corps
RNZAF
Service number
70150
Unit
Date of Birth
Date of death
Notes

Served in the New Zealand Army and Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) during the Second World War. Flew in and out of Bien Hoa, Vietnam as Wing Commander on 40 Squadron C-130 with Flight Lieutenant Carey Adamson, 9 April 1966.

Later Commander of New Zealand Force South East Asia (NZ Force SEA) in Singapore, January 1973 to December 1975. Retired at the rank of Air Commodore. Awarded Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) and Air Force Cross (AFC).

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.