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James Ronald Charlton

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James Ronald AWMM
  • Surname
    Charlton AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    J. R. Charlton AWMM
  • Service number
    • Vietnam 71577 AWMM
    • WWII NZ461382 AWMM
    • Vietnam B71577 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    4 December 1924 AWMM Papakura, Auckland AWMM
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Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • Vietnam 71577 AWMM
    • WWII NZ461382 AWMM
    • Vietnam B71577 AWMM
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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
    Engineer/Military AWMM
  • Enlistment
    • WW2 18 June 1943 AWMM
    • 24 July 1946 AWMM
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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Served with No. 40 Squadron RNZAF during the deployment of 161 Battery RNZA to Vietnam (Operation Hot Pot), 13-23 July 1965. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    29 October 1993 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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  • Cemetery
    Hamilton Park Cemetery, Hamilton AWMM
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Memorial

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Sources

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  • References
    • Subritsky, M. (Ed). (1995). The Vietnam scrapbook: The second ANZAC adventure. Papakura, N.Z.: Three Feathers Publishing Co. AWMM
    • Hall, C. (2014). No front line : inside stories of New Zealand's Vietnam War. Auckland, New Zealand : Penguin Books. AWMM
    • This record was created from data kindly provided by the New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. AWMM

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