Surname
Parekura
First name(s)
Taare
Also known as
Chas
Rank
Pte
Corps
RNZIR
Service number
546008
Unit
Honours & Awards
MID
Date of Birth
Date of death
Place of burial
Shands Rd Cemetery, Prebbelton, Christchurch
Notes
Read citation for MID. In June 2011 a park in Rolleston was renamed Parekura Reserve in memory of Taara (Chas) Parekura. Read more here.
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.