Willie Apiata
Apiata's medal ribbons, as they would appear on the left breast of his uniform, are:[citation needed]
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- Victoria Cross for New Zealand
- New Zealand Operational Service Medal
- East Timor Medal
- United Nations Mission in East Timor Medal (UNAMET)[1]
- New Zealand General Service Medal for Afghanistan
- NATO Medal for the Non-Article 5 ISAF Operation in Afghanistan
- Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal[2]
- Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal
- New Zealand Defence Service Medal
Apiata is also entitled to wear the emblem of the US Navy and Marine Corps Presidential Unit Citation on the right breast of the uniform.[3]
RSA Badge in Gold
On Armistice Day, 11 November 2007, Apiata was presented with the Badge in Gold, the highest honour awarded by the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association (RSA). The award was made in the Gallipoli Room at ANZAC House by the Governor-General Anand Satyanand who also presented him with life membership of the RSA.[4]
See also
Notes
- ^ Medal yearbook 2007, Token Publishing Company, 2006, ISBN 978-1-870192-76-7
- ^ "Official medal to mark Diamond Jubilee". The National Archives. Directgov. 28 June 2011. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ Approval for the acceptance and wear of the US Navy Presidential Unit Citation for service by the NZ SAS in Afghanistan NZDF Medal news website
- ^ Badge in Gold a Rare Honour NZRSA Review
Further reading
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Willie Apiata.
- Little, Paul (2008). Willie Apiata – VC – The Reluctant Hero. Auckland, New Zealand: The Penguin Group. ISBN 978-0-670-07320-7.
- Stuff, Secret details about Willie Apiata's VC firefight revealed, March 2019.
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