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Kenneth William Barnett

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Kenneth William AWMM
  • Surname
    Barnett AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Ken AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWII 441989 AWMM
    • Vietnam X71022 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    7 March 1926 Jayforce 14 Squadron (R21077357)
  • 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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  • War
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWII 441989 AWMM
    • Vietnam X71022 AWMM
  • Military service
    RNZAF Airfram Fitter 31 March 1944 to 31 March 1974 Public - John - Researcher - 7 October 2023 - Military records
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
    Flight Sergeant (F/S) Public - John - Researcher - 7 October 2023 - Military records

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 31 March 1944 AWMM
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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Flew into Vietnam 9.4.1969 with Flt Lt Jenks - flight log. Enlisted into RNZAF 31.3.1944. Posted to 41 Sqn Changi 28.5.1967 to 26.8.1969. RTNZ Base Akl- discharged 31.3.1971. RNZAF LS&GCM awarded, plus GSM Malaya.

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Death

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  • Death
    31 May 2009 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
    Whangarei Public - John - Researcher - 7 October 2023 - Cemetery records
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Cremated Whangarei Public - John - Researcher - 7 October 2023 - Cemetery records
  • Grave reference
    Ashes placement unknown Public - John - Researcher - 7 October 2023 - Cemetery records
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Sources

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  • References
    • Subritsky, M. (Ed). (1995). The Vietnam scrapbook: The second ANZAC adventure. Papakura, N.Z.: Three Feathers Publishing Co. AWMM
    • Hall, C. (2014). No front line : inside stories of New Zealand's Vietnam War. Auckland, New Zealand : Penguin Books. AWMM
    • This record was created from data kindly provided by the New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. AWMM
    • This record has been created from information sourced from ‘Scotty’s List’ the Forgotten Airmen of the Vietnam War (2020). AWMM
    • Jayforce Nominal Roll, Manning: No 14 Squadron (1943-1947), Archives New Zealand. AIR1 17211 (R21077357). AWMM
    • Brocklebank, L.W. (1997). Jayforce : New Zealand and the military occupation of Japan, 1945-48. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford University Press. AWMM

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07 October 2023JohnBlenheimResearcher

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