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- Willie_Apiata abstract "Bill Henry "Willie" Apiata VC (born 28 June 1972 in Mangakino, New Zealand) is a former corporal in the New Zealand Special Air Service who became the first recipient of the Victoria Cross for New Zealand. He received the award on 2 July 2007 for bravery under fire during the Afghanistan conflict in 2004, after carrying a gravely wounded comrade across a battlefield, under fire, to safety.Apiata is the only recipient of the Victoria Cross for New Zealand, as opposed to the Victoria Cross previously awarded. There are no living New Zealand recipients of the (Imperial) Victoria Cross, which was last awarded to a New Zealander for actions in the Second World War. Between 1864 and 1943, 21 members of the New Zealand forces were awarded the Victoria Cross including Captain Charles Upham, awarded a bar to the Victoria Cross in 1945 for gallantry in Egypt in 1942.Apiata has donated all of his medals, including his VC, to New Zealand. In 2008 he succeeded Sir Edmund Hillary as the "most trusted New Zealander".".
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- Willie_Apiata birthDate "1972-06-28".
- Willie_Apiata birthPlace Mangakino.
- Willie_Apiata birthPlace New_Zealand.
- Willie_Apiata birthYear "1972".
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- Willie_Apiata serviceEndYear "2012".
- Willie_Apiata serviceNumber "M181550".
- Willie_Apiata serviceStartYear "1989".
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- Willie_Apiata allegiance "New Zealand".
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- Willie_Apiata name "Apiata, Bill Henry".
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- Willie_Apiata placeOfBirth "Mangakino, New Zealand".
- Willie_Apiata rank Corporal.
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- Willie_Apiata serviceyears "1989".
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- Willie_Apiata comment "Bill Henry "Willie" Apiata VC (born 28 June 1972 in Mangakino, New Zealand) is a former corporal in the New Zealand Special Air Service who became the first recipient of the Victoria Cross for New Zealand.".
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