NEW ZEALAND MILITARY DEATHS
MALAYA AND BORNEO
1948 - 1960/1963 - 1966

Taken from "From emergency to confrontation: the New Zealand armed forces in Malaya and Borneo 1949-1966" by Christopher Pugsley (2003, Oxford University Press, Melbourne). Thanks to John Wilson for these.

AMAS George Whitelock Private 920845 Malaya - Army 2NZRegt 31 Mar 1960 Kamunting Rd Christian Cem. Taiping
ARAROA W T Private 753480 Malaya 09 Mar 1989 Mapou Cemetery
BERRY William Sergeant 72157 Malaya - RNZAF 08 Jan 1961 Ashes possibly returned to NZ
BONNER Peter William Private 474706 Malaya - Army RNZIR 02 Feb 1966 Terendak Military Cemetery
BREITMEYER Robert Malcolm Private 12879 Malaya - Army 1NZRegt 16 Aug 1958 Kamunting Rd Christian Cem. Taiping
BUCHANAN A G (Buck) Corporal 208473 Malaya - Army NZSAS 11 May 1957 Cheras Rd Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur
BUCKNELL A W Corporal 20214 Malaya - Army RNZEME 29 Apr 1952 Ashes returned to NZ
BURNARD C G Malaya
CARROLL Robert Thomas Private 45640 Malaya - Army 1RNZIR 07 Apr 1975 Taita Cemetery, Lower Hutt, plot 1325
CLARKE W R 751233 Malaya - Army 1RNZIR 13 Dec 1980 Body returned to NZ; family in Rotorua
DAWSON Owen Thomas Private 650478 Malaya - Army 1RNZIR 31 Mar 1964 Terendak Military Cemetery
DAY Paul Hector Private 45588 Malaya - Army 1RNZIR 01 Jan 1978
DE THIERRY Brian Luke Private 48795 Malaya - Army 1RNZIR 08 Oct 1978 Rangiriri Cemetery
DEVESCOVI William Anthony Flying Officer 7388... 2/3? Malaya - RNZAF 10 Dec 1956 Cheras Rd Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur
DOWNEY Barry James Lance Corporal 41452 Malaya 14 Apr/May 1969 Ashburton Services Cemetery
DUNN Michael Joseph Private 467149 Malaya - Army 1NZRegt 10 Sep 1962 Cheras Rd Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur
FINN David Lloyd Flying Officer 77296 Malaya - RNZAF 26 Oct 1961 Kranji Military Cemetery, Singapore
FRASER R Flight Sergeant 76649 Malaya - RNZAF 04 Apr 1956 Ashes sent to England
FRY Richard Edward Sergeant 329603 Malaya - RNZASC 06 Jun 1965 Terendak Military Cemetery
GUDSELL James Allan Ross Leading Aircraftsman 78306 Malaya - RNZAF 21 Mar 1959 Ashes returned to NZ
HAPETA Hoani John Corporal 644698 Malaya (Thailand) - Army 13 May 1969 Terendak Military Cemetery
HARGEST Peter Miles Second Lieutenant 207275 Malaya - Army NZ Regt 19 Dec 1952 Ashes returned to NZ
HAY Bruce Harvey Private 38797 Malaya - Army 2NZRegt 25 Mar 1961 Kamunting Rd Christian Cem. Taiping
HEALEY T J Private 653823 Malaya - Army 1RNZIR 08 Sep 1964 Terendak Military Cemetery
HEKETA Tohuangaterangi W Warrant Officer 1st Class 33431 Malaya (Fiji) 23 Aug 1967
HETARAKA Tim Isaac Private 47642 Malaya - Army 1RNZIR 24 Feb 1977 Te Araroa Cemetery, East Cape
HONO(A)TANA R Private 41477 Malaya - Army 1RNZIR 21 Oct 1966 Terendak Military Cemetery
HUNTER Christopher Valentine Private 49067 Malaya - Army 1RNZIR 25 May 1980 Body returned to NZ, no burial details
IWIHORA Teriwhero Percy Lance Corporal 204524 Malaya - Army 1NZRegt 22 Aug 1958 Kamunting Rd Christian Cem. Taiping
KAWHA T (or T U) Private 594826 Malaya - Army 1NZRegt 23 Feb 1958 Kamunting Rd Christian Cem. Taiping
KEMPTON Miles David 53808 Malaya (Singapore) Army RNZIR 03 Apr 1958 New Plymouth
KING Isaac Leonard Sergeant 336882 Malaya - Army 1RNZIR 18 Aug 1964 Terendak Military Cemetery
KIRK Loxley Gordon Lance Corporal 44252 Malaya - Army 1RNZIR 17 Dec 1976 Taupo Services Cemetery
KOIA Clive Matakino Private 557513 Malaya - Army 1RNZIR 20 Jul 1973 Taruheru Cemetery, Gisborne
LOW Phillip Robert Private 46271 Malaya - Army 1RNZIR 09 May 1976 Ngongotaha Cemetery
LUNDON Anthony Andrew Private 747051 Malaya - Army 1RNZIR 15 Dec 1983 Mangere Lawn Cemetery
MONK Alexander William Private 653769 Malaya - Army 1RNZIR 15 Apr 1964 Terendak Military Cemetery
MOOHAN Christopher Gene 761779 Malaya 01 Aug 1987 Cremated on Kohsamu Island, Thailand
MURPHY Grant Thomas Private 54452 Malaya 10 Mar 1989 Waikumete Cemetery
NELSON D E Flying Officer 76940 Malaya - RNZAF 10 Dec 1956 Cheras Rd Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur
NEPIA George Sergeant 35329 Malaya - Army 1NZRegt 18 Nov 1954 Kranji Military Cemetery, Singapore
NICHOLSON Russell Peter 53780 Malaya 20 Aug 1988 Fairhall Cemetery, Blenheim
PEKE Harold R Private 373889 Malaya - Army 1NZRegt 05 Aug 1967 Body returned to NZ. Paeroa RSA
PENNY D Malaya
PURU Morgan (John Morgan) Private 751221 Malaya - Army 1RNZIR 27 Jan 1978 Body returned to NZ. Rotorua RSA
RICHARDS Nigel Ivan Private 53902 Malaya - Army 1RNZIR 28 Jun 1987 Body returned to NZ. Riverton Cemetery
RICHARDS N L (W N) Private 625776 Malaya - Army 1NZRegt 30 Jan 1963 Cheras Rd Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur
RIPIA D R 46763 Malaya - Army 1RNZIR 07 Mar 1981 Body returned to NZ, no burial details
ROGERS J L Chief Radio Electrician Malaya - RNZN 03Jun1964 HMNZS Royalist
RYDER Geoffrey Paul Leading Aircraftsman 80904 Malaya - RNZAF 25 Jun 1965 Ashes returned to NZ. St Johns, Papatoetoe.
SCOTT Denis Edward George Flight Sergeant B 86320 Malaya 18 Mar 1988 Ashes possibly returned to NZ
SHANNON Lawrence Bruce Captain 207882 Malaya - Army 1NZRegt 24 Jul 1962 Cheras Rd Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur
SHAWCROFT Herbert Gordon Sergeant 647891 Malaya (Thailand) Army RNZE 30 Mar 1969 Ashes Kelvin Grove Cemetery, P. Nth
SLEEMAN Allen Edward Flight Sergeant J 78185 Malaya 29 Jun 1975
SOLIA T F Private 38890 Malaya - Army 2NZRegt 10 Dec 1960 Kamunting Rd Christian Cem. Taiping
SOUTHGATE James William Flight Lieutenant 79363 Malaya - RNZAF 30 Nov 1964 Body never recovered after air crash
ST CLAIR NEWMAN Lawrence Stuart Private Malaya - Army 1RNZIR 22 Dec 1978
THOMAS Adrian Raymond Trooper 34872 Malaya - Army NZSAS 02 May 1956 Cheras Rd Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur
THOMAS Denis Michael Gaynor Lieutenant 30885 Malaya - Army 1RNZIR 21 Feb 1973 Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch
THOMSON Russell Bennett Flying Officer 78266 Malaya - RNZAF 30 Nov 1964 Body never recovered after air crash
TIE Alexander Stuart Squadron Leader 70154 Malaya - RNZAF 10 Dec 1956 Cheras Rd Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur
TONI W Sapper 38469 Malaya - Army RNZE 16 Jan 1966 Terendak Military Cemetery
TUANAU Robert Raniere Private 49115 Malaya - Army 1RNZIR 25 May 1980 Body returned to NZ, no burial details
TUXWORTH Brian James Private 552227 Malaya - Army 1NZRegt 30 Jun 1958 Kamunting Rd Christian Cem. Taiping
WAHANUI Barry Corporal 40331 Malaya - Army RNZIR 19 Apr 1969 Kawhia Cemetery
WILSON Gary Jonathan Driver 48138 Malaya - Army RNZASC 16 Jan 1980 Body returned to NZ. Buried Pukehou, Te Aute
YAXLEY Arthur James Sergeant 43272 Malaya - Army 1RNZIR 19 Jul 1980 Kaikoura Services Cemetery


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