Willie Apiata
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Willie Apiata is a New Zealand former soldier and war hero renowned for receiving the Victoria Cross for New Zealand for his extraordinary bravery under fire in Afghanistan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Willie Apiata canonical | 2 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ war hero ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
New Zealand Defence Service Medal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Zealand Gallantry Decoration NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand General Service Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand Operational Service Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria Cross for New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Afghanistan War (2001–present)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
|
| countryOfCitizenship | New Zealand ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1972-06-28 ⓘ |
| decoratedFor | gallantry in action ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Māori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Apiata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Bill Henry "Willie" Apiata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName |
Bill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Willie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRank | Corporal ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix | VC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFirstRecipientOf | Victoria Cross for New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Māori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| living | true ⓘ |
| memberOf | New Zealand Special Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryAllegiance | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | New Zealand Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryServiceEnd | 2012 ⓘ |
| militaryServiceStart | 1989 ⓘ |
| militaryUnit | Special Air Service of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | New Zealander ⓘ |
| notableFor | extraordinary bravery under fire in Afghanistan ⓘ |
| notableWork | Rescue of a wounded comrade under fire in Afghanistan in 2004 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
motivational speaker
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ youth mentor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Mangakino, New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | G20087 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.