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Max Bluett

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"Yahata Seitetsusho: Team photo of Japanese Steel workers and the Headquarters New Zealand Kayforce Rugby Football team 1954-55. Three servicemen are in uniform. Image kindly provided by Tanaka family (November 2016). Service personnel unidentified but we have linked to records who are listed as playing rugby in Chamberlain's Korean Roll. This image may be subject to copyright.

"Yahata Seitetsusho: Team photo of Japanese Steel workers and the Headquarters New Zealand Kayforce …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Max AWMM
  • Surname
    Bluett AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Bluey AWMM
  • Service number
    • Jayforce 811937 AWMM
    • Korea 203960 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Toroa Street, Whakatane, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr J.W. Bluett (father), Taneatua, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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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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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

Sources

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  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1950). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 16 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1946 to 30th June, 1948). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 16: WW2 13 AWMM
    • Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
    • Chamberlain, H. (2013). The New Zealand Korea Roll : honouring those who served in the New Zealand Armed Forces in Korea, 1950-1957. Wellington, N.Z.: Author. AWMM
    • Brocklebank, L.W. (1997). Jayforce : New Zealand and the military occupation of Japan, 1945-48. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford University Press. AWMM
    • Nominal rolls - Nominal rolls embarkation K-force [Korea Nominal Roll], Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAYS 8638 AD1/1433 (R22440250) AWMM

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