Deceased New Zealand Vietnam Veterans

1 ATF Logistic Support Group
Artillery
Anzac Battalions Command and Support
Special Air Service
NZ Army Training Team
Engineers
Armoured
Army Service Corp
NZ Medical Services Team
NEWZAD
RNZN
RNZAF
HQ NZ V Force Saigon
Visitor to Sth Vietnam
Advising of deceased vet
NOTE: NK = Not Known

Year-to-date 2008
34

Total 2007 - 37
Total 2006 - 33
Total 2005 - 32
Total 2004 - 28

2008 Roll of Honour

01.] T828454 KEELER A.J., RNZAOC.
Jan 2008
#044: 1 ALSG

02.] 42775 ASHFORD W.G., RNZIR.
9 Jan 2008
#033: W3

03.] H64876 WILSON R. [Bob], RNZIR.
7 Mar 2008
#042: V1

04.] 597253 PATU J.H.W., RNZIR.
18 Mar 2008.
#043: V1

05.] 574015 TERRY R.T.J. RNZIR.
17 Apr 2008.
#019: V6

06.] 68830 WILLIAMS L.G., OBE MC, RNZIR.
18 Apr 2008.
#023: W2

07.] 41768 FALLON J. RNZA
28 Apr 2008.
#169: 161 Bty

08.] 39931 OPAI W. RNZA
30 Apr 2008.
#171: 161 Bty

09.] 785751 HUGHES R.J. RNZE
18 June 2008.
#005: HQ V Force

10.] 843946 EDER J.R. RNZIR
30 June 2008.
#029: V3

11.] 41767 McPHERSON J.N.T. RNZIR
30 June 2008.
#044: V1

12.] P40010 HENDERSON R.J. RNZAOC
30 June 2008.
#005: HQ V Force

13.] 39472 HOWARD R.J. RNZEME
30 June 2008.
#171: 161 Bty, attached.

14.] 44602 RAMEKA R.J. RNZA
5 July 2008.
#172: 161 Bty

15.] 74972 McKENZIE A.S. Chaplains Dept
5 July 2008.
#040: Chaplain, 1 ATF

16.] 40551 FINLAY P.P. RNZIR
6 July 2008.
#041: NZ Component, 1 ATF

17.] 307450 DOAR B.C. 161 RNZA
6 July 2008.
#173: 161 Bty

18.] 302986 KAIRAU L. 161 RNZA
6 July 2008.
#174: 161 Bty

19.] 311061 WALKER G. RNZIR
23 August 2008.
#18: V5, RNZIR

20.] 208515 MADDEN J.R. RNZIR
5 September 2008.
#44: HQ, NZ V Force

21.] 897511 BAKER A.R. RNZIR
7 September 2008.
#45: HQ, NZ V Force

22.] 582344 HAUWAI R. RNZ Corps of Signals
7 September 2008.
#45: V1, RNZIR

23.] 37919 MILLIKEN D.R.R. RNZE
7 September 2008.
#06: RNZE Detachment

24.] 212120 DIFFIN D. RNZIR
4 October 2008.
#42: NZ Component, 1 ATF

25.] 30757 MOUNTFORT R.M. RNZIR
14 October 2008.
#35: V2 [also AATTV (att), NZATTV]

26.] 39457 GUINESS S. RNZIR
25 October 2008.
#38: W1

27.] 727525 DUNCAN J.D. RNZIR
6 November 2008.
#36: V4

28.] 38543 LITCHFIELD V.W. RNZA
20 November 2008.
#175: 161 Bty

29.] 466000 O'CONNOR J.A. RNZAMC
December 2008.
#176: Att 161 Bty

30.] 364192 THOMAS P. RNZIR
11 December 2008.
#46: V1

31.] 660045 SMITH J.F. RNZIR
20 December 2008.
#20: V6

32.] 336978 WILLIAMS G.J. RNZA
27 December 2008.
#177: 161 Bty

33.] 542641 ARAMOANA I. RNZIR
-/-/2008.
#53: V1

34.] 818560 SMITH B. RNZIR
23 July 2008
NZ Component 1969, 1 ATF, South Vietnam

No. 20 ANZAC Bn Command Roll.

New Zealand Vietnam Veteran Funeral Details - 2008

TAPS
[Have sound on]

Fading light dims the sight,
And a star gems the sky, gleaming bright.
From afar drawing nigh -- Falls the night.

Day is done, gone the sun,
from the lakes, from the hills, from the sky.
All is well.
Safely rest.
God is nigh.

Then good night, peaceful night,
Till the light of the dawn shineth bright;
God is near, do not fear -- Friend, good night.

Information Courtesy of US Department of Defense -
from an article by Master Sergeant Jari A Villanueva, USAF.

May the soul rest in peace, as we reflect upon contribution of our contemporary to maintaining freedom and security for nations and all people therein.

"As on our arms reversed we rest,
Reflecting upon those who gave their best,
Let our sorrow echo to most,
Prior to final call of LAST POST."

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JUST A COMMON SOLDIER

He was getting old and paunchy and his hair was falling fast,
And he sat around the Legion, telling stories of his past
Of a war that he had fought in and the deeds that he had done,
In his exploits with his buddies; they were heroes, every one.

And ‘tho sometimes to his neighbors, his tales became a joke.
All his Legion buddies listened, for they knew whereof he spoke.
But we’ll hear his tales no longer for old Bob has passed away,
And the world’s a little poorer, for a Soldier Died today.

He will not be mourned by many, just his children and his wife,
For he lived an ordinary and quite uneventful life.
Held a job and raised a family, quietly going his own way,
And the world won’t note his passing, though a soldier died today.

When politicians leave this earth, their bodies lie in state,
While thousands note their passing, and proclaim that they were great.
Papers tell their life stories, from the time that they were young,
But the passing of a soldier goes unnoticed and unsung.

Is the greatest contribution to the welfare of our land
A guy who breaks his promises and cons his fellow man?
Or the ordinary fellow who, in times of war and strife,
Goes off to serve his Country and offers up his life?

The politician’s stipend and the style in which he lives
Are sometimes disproportionate to the service that he gives.
While the ordinary soldier, who offered up his all,
Is paid off with a medal and perhaps a pension small.

It’s so easy to forget them for it was so long ago
That the old Bills of our Country went to battle, but we know
It was not the politicians, with their compromise and ploys,
Who won for us the freedom that our Country now enjoys.

Should you find yourself in danger, with your enemies at hand,
Would you want a politician with his ever-shifting stand?
Or would you prefer a soldier, who has sworn to defend
His home, his kin and Country and would fight until the end?

He was just a common soldier and his ranks are growing thin,
But his presence should remind us, we may need his like again.
For when countries are in conflict, then we find the soldier’s part
Is to clean up all the troubles that the politicians start.

If we cannot do him honor while he’s here to hear the praise,
Then at least let’s give him homage at the ending of his days.
Perhaps just a simple headline in the paper that would say:

* * * OUR COUNTRY IS IN MOURNING * * *
FOR A SOLDIER DIED TODAY

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