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Herbert John Von Tunzelman

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Biography for Herbert John Von Tunzelmann. RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ue - Z. Archives New Zealand (R17845617-0070). CC-BY 2.0.

Biography for Herbert John Von Tunzelmann. RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceas …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Herbert John AWMM
  • Surname
    Von Tunzelman AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    A40247 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    2 March 1918 RNZAF Biographies (R17845617) Invercargill, Southland RNZAF Biographies (R17845617)
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Father: Mr J. von Tunzelmann, 41 Thames Street, Invercargill AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
    Pilot/Military RNZAF Biographies (R17845617)
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details

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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
    Killed on air operations AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Herbert Von Tunzelman was the son of John Hubert Julius von Tunzelman, and of Jean Hamilton von Tunzelman (nee McKechnie), of Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.

    Attended Southland Technical College (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845617)) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    22 July 1940 AWMM
    Age 22 AWMM
    Wigram, Christchurch AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Eastern Cemetery, Tay Street, Invercargill, New Zealand AWMM 115. 25. AWMM
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