Bill 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...
17 KB (1,735 words) - 01:49, 16 September 2024
most notably the Victoria Cross for New Zealand awarded to Corporal Willie Apiata. In 2004, the unit was awarded the United States Presidential Unit Citation...
78 KB (9,183 words) - 04:52, 26 July 2024
for New Zealand. One Victoria Cross for New Zealand was awarded to Willie Apiata on 26 July 2007; four Victoria Crosses for Australia have been awarded...
43 KB (1,267 words) - 17:42, 11 August 2024
New Zealand has been awarded once, on 2 July 2007, to Lance Corporal Willie Apiata for actions in 2004. The medal itself is made of gunmetal derived from...
15 KB (1,727 words) - 20:11, 15 February 2024
medals have been awarded, all for actions in the War in Afghanistan; Willie Apiata received the Victoria Cross for New Zealand on 26 July 2007; on 16 January...
37 KB (931 words) - 17:24, 11 August 2024
Including one living holder of the Victoria Cross for New Zealand, Willie Apiata, and three living recipients of the Victoria Cross for Australia, Mark...
25 KB (2,433 words) - 21:15, 10 September 2024
March 2013. "Stamp Gallery 2010". Pos.com.my. Retrieved 2018-08-24. "Willie Apiata receives his VC". The New Zealand Herald. 26 July 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-03...
26 KB (329 words) - 14:23, 2 December 2023
Crosses, and this has been awarded once, on 2 July 2007 to Corporal Willie Apiata. The Victoria Cross for Australia is identical to the original design...
40 KB (4,170 words) - 05:39, 10 September 2024
Zealand personnel. To date, there has been one recipient of that award – Willie Apiata for actions in Afghanistan in 2004 – although recipients of the Victoria...
12 KB (836 words) - 11:14, 11 October 2023