Corporal Bill ( 'Willie' ) Apiata VC - 1st New Zealand Special Air Service Group

LIVING HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS
BRITAIN AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND

LIVING BRITISH VC HOLDERS

Name Johnson Gideon,
BEHARRY		 Joshua Mark,
LEAKEY

Rank Private Lance Corporal

Force 1st Bn, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment 1st Bn, The Parachute Regiment

VC won Al-Amarah, Iraq,
1 May & 11 June 2004		 Helmand Province,
22 August 2013

London Gaz 18 March 2005 26 February 2015

Born Grenada, West Indies,
27 July 1979		 Tampa, Florida, USA,
1988

Residing England England

Location
of VC		 Not publicly held Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces Museum, Duxford ( loan )

Remarks None None

LIVING AUSTRALIAN VC HOLDERS

Name Keith,
PAYNE		 Mark Gregor,
DONALDSON		 Daniel Alan,
KEIGHRAN		 Benjamin,
ROBERTS-SMITH
Rank Warrant Office Class II Trooper Corporal Corporal
Force Australian Army Training Team, Vietnam Australian Special Air Service Regiment 6th Bn, Royal Australian Regiment Australian Special Air Service Regiment
VC won Hen Het, Vietnam,
24 May 1969		 Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan,
2 September 2008		 Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan,
24 August 2010		 Tizak, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan,
11 June 2010
London Gaz 19 September 1969 16 January 2009
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette		 31 October 2012
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette		 24 January 2011
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette
Born Ingham, Queensland,
30 August 1933		 Waratah, Newcastle, NSW,
2 April 1979		 Nambour, Queensland,
18 June 1983		 Perth, Western Australia,
1 November 1978
Residing Australia Australia Australia Australia
Location
of VC		 Australian War Memorial, Canberra Australian War Memorial, Canberra ( loan ) Australian War Memorial, Canberra ( loan ) Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Remarks None 'Victoria Cross for Australia' 'Victoria Cross for Australia' 'Victoria Cross for Australia'
Medal for Gallantry

LIVING NEW ZEALAND VC HOLDERS

Name Bill Henry
APIATA


Rank Corporal


Force 1st New Zealand Special Air Service Group


VC won Afghanistan,
2004


London Gaz 2 July 2007
Government House, Wellington


Born Mangakino, Waikato,
28 June 1972


Residing New Zealand


Location
of VC		 New Zealand SAS Trust, Papakura, Auckland


Remarks 'Victoria Cross for New Zealand'


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