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Herbert James Phelps

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Gravestone of Craftsman Herbert James Phelps, Clareville Cemetery, Clareville, Carterton. Image kindly provided by Willie Simonsen (March 2019). Image is subject to copyright restrictions.

Gravestone of Craftsman Herbert James Phelps, Clareville Cemetery, Clareville, Carterton. Image kind …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Herbert James AWMM
  • Surname
    Phelps AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    Malaya 38925 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

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
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Served in Malaya 1961 to 1963. Source: New Zealand Malaya Veterans Association. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    9 March 1998 Cemetery Record
    Age 63 AWMM
    Henderson, Waitakere City Cemetery Record
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Clareville Cemetery, Carterton AWMM Plot 450 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
    New Zealand Malaya Veterans Association
    http://www.malayavets.co.nz/
    Further Reference
  • References
    • 1NZR Roll 1961-1963 - Bill Russell, Malayan Veterans Association Scrapbook – 40th Anniversary edition. AWMM
    • DECEASED, 1 NZ Regiment, 1961-63 – Internet resource. AWMM
    • This record was partially created from Cemetery research completed by Carol Foster (2021). AWMM

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