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Mike Subritzky New Zealand historian, writer, soldier and war poet.

Born: Michael Raphael Gabriel Subritzky-Count Kusza, 1950 in Katikati, New Zealand, from an old Polish noble family, ennobled by HM King Jan I Olbracht of Poland/Lithuania in 1495. Granted the everlasting right to bear the arms "[Kusza]" (Crossbow). Count of Annam [Imperial Nguyen Dynasty]. [Hau Tuoc Nguyen Phuc Minh Kien].

Education: Saint Joseph's Convent [Waihi], [Waihi College], [Wananga o Aotearoa], Ruggero II University Italy/Florida USA PhD (hc) History.

Married: Marilyn Gaye Monica (nee: Williams), six children.

Military Service Served in the Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve: [HMNZS Ngapona], [HMNZS Koura], HMNZS Kuparu 1968-69; Royal New Zealand Navy: [HMNZS Tamaki], HMNZS Philomel, [HMNZS Kiama] 1970-71;

[Royal New Zealand Artillery] [161 Battery] Papakura, 31 (B) Battery Dunedin, Army Recruiting Officer Hamilton, Gunnery Instructor Waiouru 1971-85;

[Royal New Zealand Air Force]: Senior Instructor RNZAF Recruit Training School [Woodbourne] 1985-86;

Royal New Zealand Artillery: 161 Battery Papakura, Defence Headquarters Wellington, [2nd Canterbury Regiment] [Royal New Zealand Infantry] 1987-90;

Polish Government (In Exile) 1990-91. Also: 13 Tours of Duty, including: 28th (ANZUK) Field Regiment Malaysia 1979; [VXE6 Squadron] US Navy Task Force 43 Antarctica 1973; Peacekeeping with 1st ZIPRA Battalion Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army, Assembly Place LIMA Operation Tangent, Rhodesian War 1979-80; RAAF 2nd Airfield Defence Squadron 'Air Assault' Wing Australia 1986.

Operation Enduring Freedom: Daily electronic news service "Subritzky's Word of the Day" to all ships in the US Navy's 5th Fleet in the Persian Gulf 2001/2002/2003. Daily electronic news service "Subritzky's Kiwi Word of the Day" to all ships in the New Zealand Fleet, plus 29 other RNZN missions during Operation Enduring Freedom 2003/2004/2005/2006.

Publications: New Zealand historian, author and war poet. Numerous published papers (chivalry, heraldry and nobility), documents (NZ history and military history), articles and poems in a wide variety of media; a dozen books on a variety of subjects and:

  • 1990. The Subritzky Legend - A Limited Edition of 500 numbered and signed copies. Official New Zealand Sesqui Centennial Project. A historic publication of New Zealand's first Polish settler family, produced using all of the original printing and publishing skills, hard covered, leather bound, lead type-set, fly-eye photographs, gold blocking (John Dunmore, Heritage Press Ltd) ISBN: 0-908708-20-3;
  • 1993. Subritzky Shipping - A Heritage of Sail 1843 - 1993 Limited Commemorative Edition of 500 numbered and signed copies (Cloudy Bay Publishing), 2nd Edition 1994, ISBN: 0-473-01849-7;
  • 1994. Order of Saint Stanislas 1765 (Cloudy Bay Publishing) published on behalf of the late Polish Government (In Exile) of President August Zaleski and Juliusz Sokolnicki ISBN: 0-473-02931-6;
  • 1996. The Vietnam Scrapbook "The Second ANZAC Adventure" - Official New Zealand Army 150th Anniversary Project (Wyatt and Wilson Print). Commissioned by the New Zealand Vietnam Veterans Association and funded by the men of Victor 6 Company, RNZIR, forward by US General William C. Westmoreland, welcome message and photograph from Prime Minister The Right Honourable [James B. Bolger ONZ], "Welcome Home" message from [Captain Charles H. Upham VC and Bar]. A4, hard covered, 304 pages, 250 b&w photographs and maps ISBN: 0-958-3484-0-5;
  • 1996. History of the Polish Government (in exile) 1939-1990 (Cloudy Bay Publishing) published for the late Polish Government (In Exile) of President August Zaleski and President Juliusz Sokolnicki, London UK. Translated into the Polish Language and included in the book "Prezydent i Rzad Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej na Uchodzstwie" *2001 pod redakcja Zbigniewa Rutkowskiego (WERS Wydawnictwo, Poznan, Polska) ISBN: 83-86906-78-2;
  • 2001. The Flak Jacket Collection - an anthology of personal war poems. Limited Edition of 100 numbered and signed copies published as a tribute to the memory of [Private Leonard Manning] RNZIR, KIA East Timor 2000, (Brian Riggir Publishing) ISBN: 0-9582228-8-6;
  • 2003 Submission for the award of the New Zealand General Service Medal with Clasp "Rhodesia" (Three Feathers Publishing) ISBN: 0-9582438-2-4;
  • 2004 Submission for Medallic Recognition for Service in Antarctica (Three Feathers Publishing) ISBN: 0-9583484-1-3;
  • 2004 Order of Saint Stanislas Handbook 1765 - published for the International and Charitable Order of Saint Stanislas (Studio 16 Printing and Publishing) ISBN:0-9582336-8-3;
  • 2007 Spirit of ANZAC – an anthology of war poems for Kiwi College Kids. Limited Edition of 1000 numbered and signed copies. (Studio 16 Printing and Publishing) ISBN: 0-9582710-2-X.

Edited:

  • 1991 Child of Destiny - The Tom Rangi Story - self published by the author. Foreward by The Rev Barry R. Smith (Blenheim Print);
  • 1996 With Our Boys in Vietnam - Poems by [Betty May Browne], Foreward by Colonel Don Kenning MBE, RNZA (rtd), original Battery Commander of 161 Battery in Vietnam. Features the published poems that were written by Betty May against newspaper articles that appeared in The Dominion and Wellington Evening Post newspapers. She then mailed the poem and the newsclipping were then mailed to the Troops in Vietnam. Betty May was adopted by the New Zealand Vietnam Veterans and was always invited to parades upon the return of the New Zealand troops from Active Service. She died in 2008. (Cloudy Bay Publishing) ISBN: 0-958-3484-9-9;
  • 2001 Poems of Distant Wars Features the war and anti-war poetry of 22 International war poets, who are either Veterans or the wives/partners of Veterans and dedicated to the memory of all who lost their lives on the 11th of September 2001. (Brian Riggir Publishing) ISBN: 0-9582336-0-8;
  • 2002 Waikato Word Weavers Edited by Penny Wilson and Mike Subritzky. Published by the Hamilton Poets with a grant from Creative New Zealand (Brian Riggir Publishing) ISBN: 0-9582336-1-6;
  • 2002 The Great Kiwi Summer Poetry Slam 2001/02- an anthology of Kiwi poetry which was submitted for the 2001 poetry contest. Foreward by poet [Catherine Mair]. Sponsored by a grant from Subritzky Shipping Line, Auckland. (Kiwiana Publishing) ISBN: 0-9582336-3-2;
  • 2003 Who will cry for the Soldiers Features the war and anti-war poetry of 27 International war poets, who are either Veterans or the wives/partners of Veterans (Brian Riggir Publishing 2003) ISBN: 0-9582438-0-8;
  • 2004 Kiwi Gunners in War and Peace A collection of Gunner story's and personal accounts in time of War and Peace by men and women in the Royal New Zealand Artillery (Brian Riggir Publishing) ISBN: 0-9582438-1-6;

Television and Videos

  • 1988 Appeared in the New Zealand Mountain Safety Council training video/movie "The Instructor." - Gibson Group.
  • 1999 Appeared in the TVNZ millenium production "Our People - Our Century" (Families at War).

Poetry Readings and Performances Work published in numerous overseas anthologies.

  • 2001 Selected to have his work published in the Australian and New Zealand war poetry anthology "The Happy Warrior" (Sid Harta Publishers), Australia.
  • 2001 War poetry reading on Radio New Zealand, with Humphrey Beale Anzac Day 2001.
  • 2002 Selected to have his work published in "Angels In Vietnam - Women Who Served" compiled by Jan Hornung(Writers Club Press, USA).
  • 2002 [SCAPA] Project - Top 100 New Zealand Poets reading their work on CD and Tape (Auckland University).
  • 2003 Runner-Up Australasian 'Strands of Silver' poetry competition.
  • 2004 Honoured by the New Zealand Government by having his poem "Pastures Green" read on ANZAC Day, in Westminster Abbey, by Lord Valerian 3rd Baron Freyberg;
  • 2004 Honoured by the New Zealand Government by having his poem "Spirit of ANZAC" read on ANZAC Day, at the ANZAC Memorial, Hyde Park, London by The Hon Russell Marshall.
  • 2005 "Spinning Tails - Helicopter Stories" compiled by Jan Hornung (Writers Club Press, USA).
  • 2007 "Welcome to Auschwitz" performed and also 'signed' by Eva Fielding-Jacson and the London Jewish community.
  • 2008 His poem "Pastures Green" put to choir music by Composer-in-Residence Andrew Baldwin and performed nationwide on TV One by the Wellington Cathedral Choir, ANZAC Day.

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Subritzky has written some of the most important New Zealand war poetry of the 20th and 21st century, and is one of the best known New Zealand poets on the international scene. He writes his war poetry in the gritty, 'in your face' style of the barrack room and the forward trench, and is regarded as 'The Kiwi Kipling.'- "Pangolin Times."

[edit] References and Sources

  • "The Subritzky Legend" Subritzky M.R.G. (John Dunmore, Heritage Press Ltd) NZ 1990, pages: 257 - 260, ISBN: 0-908708-20-3;
  • "The road to Sarau - From Germany to Upper Moutere," Briars J. & Leith J. (Upper Moutere 150 Jubilee, Stiles Printing Nelson), 1993, NZ. Chapter 4 The Voyage of the Saint Pauli, also Sophie Subritzky pages: 23, 27, 29, ISBN: 0-473-01999-X;
  • "Subritzky Shipping - A Heritage of Sail 1843 - 1993" M.R.G. Subritzky 1993. 1st Edition 1993 (Cloudy Bay Publishing) NZ, 2nd Edition 1994, pages: 100-101, ISBN: 0-473-01849-7;
  • KAITAIA - A Nostalgic Glimpse at the 1940's," Parker K. (Northland Age Ltd) 1994, NZ . (various mentions as a settler family), ISBN: 0-473-02803-4;
  • "The German Connection - New Zealand and German - speaking Europe in the Nineteenth Century" Edited by Bade Professor J.N. (Oxford University Press, Auckland University) NZ 1996, Part IV "The Contribution of German Settlers to Business and Enterprise in New Zealand," Chapter 22 The Subritzky's. ISBN: 019-558-283-7;
  • "THE NEW ZEALAND ROLL OF HONOUR 1845 - 1995 New Zealanders who have served their country in Peace and War," Taylor A. (Roll of Honour Publications) 1997, NZ. pages: 1023, 1024, 1025. ISBN: 0-908578-58-X;
  • "Grey Ghosts" Challinor D. (Moa Beckett) NZ 1998, various, ISBN: 1-86958-658-1;
  • "KAITAIA - Portraits from the Past 1900 - 1939," Parker K. (Bridgewater & Top Print Kaitaia) 1999, NZ. (various) Chapter 3 Changes Faces of Transport, Chapter 4 The Many uses of Land, Chapter 20 Regional Potpourri - Houhora Home of the Subritzky and Evans families. ISBN: 0-473-05930-4;
  • "OUR PEOPLE OUR CENTURY - 100 years of New Zealand History" Smith P. Callan L. (Hodder Moa Beckett) NZ 1999. Chapter 7 The Subritzky Family - Distant Cousins in Conflict pages: 190 - 193, ISBN: 1-86958-716-2;
  • "LIETUVOS BAJORU PALIKUNIAI," Stankus Professor J. Vilnius,pages: 258 & 259;
  • "NEW ZEALAND - Memories" article and photographs submitted by Mike Subritzky (Focus Printing, Parnell), NZ Feb/Mar 2000, The Subritzky Family of Northland, pages: 4,5,6,7,8,9. ISSN: 1173-4159;
  • NEW ZEALAND WHO'S WHO Aotearoa - Special New Millennium 2001 Edition," Taylor A. and Haysom R. (NEW ZEALAND WHO'S WHO Publications Ltd, Newmarket), 2001, NZ. pages: 842 & 843, ISSN: 1172-9813;
  • "The Collection of New Zealand Poetry & Prose" (Media Publishers Ltd) NZ, pages: 262 Sister, 263 Kiwi Peacekeepers, 2001, ISBN: 0-9582314-0-0;
  • "INSIDE INSIDE" Peake R. (Ken Ray, Penang) 2007, page 245, ISBN: 978-0-473-12201-0;
  • "THE GUNNERS - A HISTORY OF NEW ZEALAND ARTILLERY" Henderson A. Green D. Cooke P. (Penguin Group NZ), 2008. (various) including Notes: Chapter 8, 133 The 161 Battery Panther, Chapter 9, 18: The Last Regimental Shoot with the 25-Pdr in NZ; Chapter 9, 81 Mike Subritzky pers. comm. 26 Jul 2003; 133 An L5 Howitzer caught fire at Western Springs in 1976 because the 1lb blank cartridge had been over-pepped; 135 Unit History 161 Battery, diary entry 13-17 Sep 1973 three gunners were among 20 New Zealanders working as Aircraft Loaders for VXE6 Squadron, US Navy Air Devrons, on the Ice at Williams Field; Former gunner Mike Subritzky cites his father, a son, two cousins and three brothers served in the RNZA. 1 Aug 2003;

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