Surname
Grey
First name(s)
Hawea
Also known as
Guv
Rank
Cpl
Corps
RNZE
Service number
539716
Unit
Date of Birth
Date of death
Notes
Served in military (Regular Force) for 20 years. Deployed to Malaysia, Borneo, Vietnam and Singapore. Retired from the New Zealand Army in 1980. Promoted to Sergeant after Vietnam, he served as a Staff Sergeant with the 5th Wellington West Coast Taranaki Battalion Group (5WWCT) prior to retirement.
Vietnam War Oral History Project interviewee. Interview and transcript held at the Alexander Turnbull Library Oral History Centre in Wellington, New Zealand. Reference: OHInt-0959-12
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
Im Guvs daughter Donna
Born 1966 - Malacca malaysia -- and am so glad to have finally logged in here and listened to these audios - I miss you Dad - miss the stories **(*: Just so you know I will log back in here and upload some photos maybe from mums albums to share -- she has a gallary of photos but in books - shes old school
thanks vietnamwar govt nz admins and IT people who made this site possible -- AWESOME keep up the good work
dad was a Staff Sergeant
Dad had the three bars on his right hand shoulder that I remember - Please correct this - I can find a picture of him that shows it? ill ask mum (o;