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- I was born in Hamilton and lived in Ngaruawahia until I was 6. We then moved out to a small place called Waikaretu which is in the Counties area.
When I was 11, I went to Dilworth School in Auckland, which is a boarding school. I stayed there until the end of 7th form (1999). I studied Engineering at AUT in Auckland, and then joined the Army in 2001, initially in the Territorial Force, and in 2005 i transferred to the Regular Force where I remain today. I am currently posted to 2 Engineer Regiment at Linton Military Camp, where I work as an Officer in 25 Engineer Support Squadron.
My partner is Casey Pinny. She was born and grew up in Otorohonga. After finishing High school she completed a Bachelor of Nursing and she too works in the Army (as Nurse). We have both been deployed to Afghanistan (in fact Casey is getting ready to head back over in a few weeks). We are not married and do not have any children. I have two brothers, Nick and Chris and one half-sister Kyla.
As for my parents... my dad grew up in Auckland and joined the Army as a mechanic in the 70's (dont ask me exactly when...) he left the army in the late 70's and works as a mechanic still. He currently lives in Pukekohe and works in East Auckland. My mother is originally from the Huntly area and has pretty much always been a house wife / farmer. She now lives in Dannevirke.
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1981 - (43 years)
(Age 74 years)