Pte Tairi Tangiia

Surname
Tangiia
First name(s)
Tairi
Also known as
John Tahiri Tangiia, Charlie, Anyways
Rank
Pte
Corps
RNZIR
Service number
42432
Unit
Date of Birth
Date of death
Notes

Born and raised in the Cook Islands. Served in Vietnam with V4 Company, May 1969–May 1970. Replaced Trevor Leaf as lead scout in 1969. Died in Christchurch.

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.