Derek McKendry

Derek McKendry (1941–1999)[1][2][3] was a New Zealand TV veteran television cameraman.[4][5][6] He is known for spending 8 years covering coverage on the Vietnam War.[7][8][9] In 1979 he was almost killed in Zambia after being accused of being a spy.[10][11][12] In 1999 Derek was in a relationship with New Zealand journalist Janet McIntyre.[13][14][15]

Derek McKendry
McKendry in 1979
Born1941
Died1999
Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation(s)Cameraman and photojournalist
Years active1970-1999
PartnerJanet McIntyre (1999)

References
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  2. The Bulletin. J. Haynes and J.F. Archibald. 1 January 1995.
  3. Wurth, Bob (1 February 2011). Capturing Asia. HarperCollins Australia. ISBN 9780730496151.
  4. "ABC's legendary Asia cameraman honoured". ABC News. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  5. "TV veteran collapses, dies". New Zealand Herald. 30 June 2000. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  6. Munnion, Christopher (1 January 1995). Banana Sunday: datelines from Africa. William Waterman Publications. ISBN 9781874959229.
  7. Anderson, Fay; Trembath, Richard (1 April 2011). Witnesses To War: The History Of Australian Conflict Reporting. Melbourne Univ. Publishing. ISBN 9780522860221.
  8. Inglis, Kenneth Stanley (1 January 2006). This is the ABC: The Australian Broadcasting Commission, 1932-1983. Black Inc. ISBN 9781863951814.
  9. Little, John (1 November 2010). The Man Who Saw Too Much: David Brill, combat cameraman. Hachette Australia. ISBN 9780733627477.
  10. Murphy, Paul. Joyce, Anthony Walter (1946–1980). Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  11. "ABC correspondent Mike Carlton and cameraman Derek McKendry at a fire support base in the Mekong Delta". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  12. "UK: TELEVISION CAMERAMAN DESCRIBES INCIDENT IN ZAMBIA WHEN HIS COMPANION WAS SHOT AND GRAVELY WOUNDED". www.itnsource.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  13. "The Sydney Morning Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  14. "Alan Ramsey: Truth also died in murder of ABC journalist". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  15. McGibbon, Ian (1 September 2010). New Zealand's Vietnam War: A History of Combat, Commitment and Controversy. Exisle Publishing. ISBN 9781877568534.


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