Willie Apiata
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Bill Henry "Willie" Apiata, VC is an honorary warrant officer class one in the New Zealand Army Reserve Forces. As a corporal in the New Zealand Special Air Service, he became the first recipient of t
Apiata in 2020
The 1st New Zealand Special Air Service Regiment, abbreviated as 1 NZSAS Regt, is the special forces unit of the New Zealand Army, closely modelled on the British Special Air Service. It was formed on
Willie Apiata
…Henry "Willie" Apiata, VC (born 28 June 1972) is an honorary warrant officer class one in the New Zealand Army Reserve Forces. As a corporal in the New Zealand Special Air Service, he became the first recipient of the Victoria Cross for New Zealand. He received the award on 2 July 2007 for bravery under fire during the War in…
Escorting a U.S. military port survey team in East Timor in September 1999
The casket of Corporal Douglas Grant at Papakura Army Camp