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Surname
Tamihana
First name(s)
Wiremu Keepa Wharemate
Also known as
Tammy
Rank
Pte
Corps
RNZIR
Service number
43972
Unit
Date of Birth
Date of death
Place of burial
Ōkaiawa, Taranaki
Notes
Served in Vietnam with 3 Platoon, V5 Company. Intially No. 2 on the M60 machine gun but assumed the No. 1 position when 'Doc' Takuta was seriously wounded.
Interviewed for the documentary, The Grey Ghosts - Maori Warriors in Vietnam (2013)
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.
