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John Michael Semb

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  • Service number
    Vietnam 40375 AWMM
  • Also known as
    J. M. Semb AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM
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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Michael AWMM
  • Surname
    Semb AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    J. M. Semb AWMM
  • Service number
    Vietnam 40375 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    6 October 1944 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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  • Place of birth
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  • Address before enlistment
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Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    Vietnam 40375 AWMM
  • Military service
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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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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Death

About death

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  • Death
    17 July 1985 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
  • Date of death
    17 July 1985 Public - Janice - Wife - 6 March 2019 - Was there
  • Age at death
    41 Public - Janice - Wife - 6 March 2019 - Wife
  • Place of death
    Kerikeri, New Zealand Public - Janice - Wife - 6 March 2019 - Was there
  • Cause of death
    Tractor accident Public - Janice - Wife - 6 March 2019 - Was there
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Kerikeri Cemetery Wiroa Road Bay of Islands New Zealand AWMM Block VII, Plot 19 AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • Hi Daddy. I miss you
    Public - melanie - Direct descendant - 19 March 2016
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Sources

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  • External links
  • 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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