Memorial to RNZAF helicopter pilot Flight Lieutenant William (Bill) Waterhouse who was killed in a training accident in Canberra on 29 January 1969 while preparing for service in South Vietnam. The memorial is in a cemetery near Elsthorpe.
RELATED TO WATERHOUSE MEMORIAL, ELSTHORPE
Events
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25 April 1963
NZ medics start work in South Vietnam
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16 July 1965
NZ artillery opens fire in Vietnam
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18 August 1971
Deadline for Vietnam pull-out announced
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19 October 1966
New Zealand’s day with LBJ
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15 January 1970
Anti-Vietnam War protesters greet US Vice President
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12 May 1971
Anti-Vietnam War protests in Queen Street, Auckland
Biographies
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Keith Holyoake
Articles
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Vietnam War tribute 08
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Vietnam War
Community contributions