Surname
Smith
First name(s)
Richard
Also known as
Dick or Borneo
Rank
Cpl
Corps
RNZIR
Service number
541245
Unit
Date of Birth
Date of death
Notes
Born 1942. Māori descent: Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi Te Rangi.
New Zealand Army service: (TF) 6th Hauraki Regiment, 1960–1962; (RF) 161 Battery, 163 Battery, NZSAS, 1RNZIR, 7RNZIR, 2/1st Battalion, RNZIR, and Army General Staff, 1962–1987. Retired in 1987 as WO1.
Overseas service: Malaya, Singapore, Borneo, Vietnam.
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.
