![]() | Maj (Retd) Bill Pike M.I.D. Maj Bill joined the Army in 1941. In a career through to the mid 1960's, Bill served in Egypt, Italy, Japan and Malaya, where he was OC B Company 1 NZ Regt. Bill went between Pte&Sgt several times during WWII, passed OCTU in Italy and went to Japan as a 2LT, returning to NZ one year after WWII and completed regular officer training in 1946. He says his Mention In Despatches "came with the rations" and denies he is the senior surviving officer from 1NZRegt 1961-63 as the Bn 2IC Mike Kennedy is "still around". Maj Bill is retired and lives in Rotorua. |
![]() | Ken Heta Hingston Ken served in Malaya with 1 NZ Regt 1957-1959 and 1961-1963. Qualified in law in 1984 and served as a Maori Land Court Judge. Also served as the Cook Islands' Chief Justice. Ken is a Trustee of The Whakaue Charitable Trust and is resident in Rotorua. |
![]() | Te Kei Merito Te Kei Joined army in 1959 and served in Malaya with 2 NZ Regt. He continued serving and deployed to Malaysia in 1963-65 with 1RNZIR. Attained WO 1 rank and was RSM of the 6th (Hauraki) Battalion RNZIR from 1979-82. Resident in Rotorua, Te Kei is a Maori Liaison Officer with D.O.C. New Zealand. |
SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING REMINDER Just a reminder that the Special General Meeting is at 11.a.m. at the Hamilton RSA Hamilton on the 28th August 2010. This Special General Meeting is specifically about the Constitution of the NZMVA. Please relay this message to all Malayan Veterans and Associates. All branches are encouraged to attend where possible, and if not possible to do this please use the "PROXY VOTING OPTION" as per the Constitution. Contact myself or any other National Executive Member as per the details in the Selamat Newsletter for any help with this issue. Hiro Hamilton National Secretary New Zealand Malayan Veterans Ass Inc hirohamilton@xtra.co.nz |
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LAST POST 693417 Ronald Kepa (Ron) TUHAKA |
We have been advised of the following: 693417 Ronald Kepa (Ron) TUHAKA, ex 1NZ Regiment 1961-63 Malaya, ... Read More |
SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING REMINDER |
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LAST POST 515927 Brian Roland (Blue) MACKAY |
We have been advised of the following: |