Gavin Ashworth Wright

Died 24 November 2017

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Service number
15804 AWMM
Also known as
Armed force / branch
Navy AWMM
Last rank
Commander/Military AWMM
War
- Borneo Confrontation, 1963-1966 AWMM
- Regular Military Service AWMM
- Indonesian Confrontation 1962-1966 AWMM

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Gavin Ashworth AWMM
Surname
Wright AWMM
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15804 AWMM
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Male AWMM
Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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Kilbirnie, Wellington AWMM
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War
- Borneo Confrontation, 1963-1966 AWMM
- Regular Military Service AWMM
- Indonesian Confrontation 1962-1966 AWMM
Campaign
Armed force / branch
Navy AWMM
Service number
15804 AWMM
Military service
Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve AWMM
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- Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve Decoration (VRD) AWMM
- New Zealand Operational Service Medal AWMM

Training and Enlistment

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Enlistment
1953 AWMM
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British Commonwealth Far East Strategic Reserve AWMM

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1978 AWMM Commander/Military AWMM

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24 November 2017 Dominion Post
Age 86 AWMM
Dominion Post
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Commander G.A (Gavin) Wright VRD, RNZNVR, Royal New Zealand Navy
http://www.navy.mil.nz/np/naval-reserve/op/cdr-gavin-ashworth-wright--vrd-rnznvr.htm
Further Reference
References
- Dominion Post AWMM
  25/11/2017 AWMM
- Royal New Zealand Navy List (c.1921-c.1970) - kindly provided by Ralph McNabb. AWMM

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