James Lynn Bowmar

Born 4 February 1924 - Died 8 December 1979

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Service number
WWII NZ4215110 AWMM
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Armed force / branch
Air Force AWMM
Last rank
WW2 Leading Aircraftman/Military AWMM
War
World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

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James Lynn AWMM
Surname
Bowmar AWMM
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WWII NZ4215110 AWMM
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Male AWMM
Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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4 February 1924 AWMM
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Farmer/Civilian AWMM
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War
World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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Armed force / branch
Air Force AWMM
Service number
WWII NZ4215110 AWMM
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- War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
- New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM

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WW2 Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

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WW2 Leading Aircraftman/Military AWMM

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8 December 1979 AWMM
Age 55 AWMM
Kaitaia, Northland AWMM
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Plot 14, RSA Ash Berms, Kaitaia Cemetery, Kaitaia, Northland AWMM
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- New Zealand, World War II Ballot Lists, 1940–1945. [Extracted from the New Zealand Gazette.] CD-ROM. Ravensbourne, Dunedin, New Zealand: Colonial CD Books, n.d. AWMM
- This record was partially created from data kindly provided by Dale Calder. AWMM

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