Sgt Whakaro Rangi Mato

Surname
Mato
First name(s)
Whakaro Rangi
Also known as
Joe
Rank
Sgt
Corps
RNZIR
Service number
579441
Unit
Date of Birth
Date of death
Notes

Enlisted at age 20, Rangi served in 1st NZ Regiment in Malaya as a section commander and Mortar Platoon NCO, he then served in 1st Ranger Squadron NZSAS until 1965 and was promoted to Corporal. He served in Malaysia again with 1RNZIR from 1965 to 1968 in Borneo and Vietnam as a Platoon Sergeant and Mortar Detachment commander. On his return to New Zealand, he was posted to 7th Wellington and Hawke's Bay Regiment as a Cadre NCO followed by a TOD in the National Service Training Unit in Waiōuru.

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.