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Victor Arapere Keenan

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  • Service number
    Vietnam 776972 AWMM
  • Also known as
    V. A. Keenan AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM
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Victor Arapere Keenan

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Victor Arapere AWMM
  • Surname
    Keenan AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    V. A. Keenan AWMM
  • Service number
    Vietnam 776972 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    8 May 1945 Ministry for Culture
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
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  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    Vietnam 776972 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

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Training and Enlistment

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Died in Blenheim. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    19 November 2019 Brian Meyer
    Marlborough, South Island Brian Meyer
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  • Place of death
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  • Cemetery name
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Memorials

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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