Lt Col William Cyril Terence Foley

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Surname
Foley
First name(s)
William Cyril Terence
Rank
Lt Col
Corps
RNZAC
Service number
30054
Unit
Honours & Awards

National Order of the Republic of Vietnam 5th Class (SVN), Order of Merit 2nd Class Chuong My (SVN)

Date of Birth
Date of death
Place of burial
Paraparaumu Beach Cemetery, Paraparaumu
Notes

Served in NZ Army 1935–1967. Deployed as commander of a three-man NZ Army Detachment in Cholon, Saigon on 29 June 1964. Became first Commander New Zealand V Force when 161 Battery deployed into Vietnam. Served in this role in Saigon 1 July 1965 to 15 August 1966. 

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.