Māori Bruce Vernon Colbeck Born 3 February 1937 - Died 11 January 2013 PDF Key details Service numberVietnam 77215 AWMM Vietnam E77215 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Last rank WarVietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesBruce Vernon AWMM SurnameColbeck AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberVietnam 77215 AWMM Vietnam E77215 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth3 February 1937 Ministry for Culture and Heritage 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 Contribute › WarVietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Service numberVietnam 77215 AWMM Vietnam E77215 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency Enlistment20 January 1954 AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsVietnam Sergeant/Military Ministry for Culture and Heritage Royal New Zealand Air Force, 41 Squadron, RAF Ministry for Culture and Heritage Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Flew into Vietnam 18.8.1972 - source unit history sheet.Ground CrewHusband of JeanCenotaph database record compiled from information in the Death Notice AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death11 January 2013 Ministry for Culture and Heritage Beach Haven, Auckland Ministry for Culture and Heritage Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes CemeteryNorth Shore Memorial Park Crematorium AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryDeath Notice: New Zealand Herald, 14 January 2013 AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Bruce Vernon Colbeck by laying a poppy. William Jesse Coker Edward Winsor Colban Bruce Vernon Colbeck Edmund Harry Colbeck Frank Colbeck Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Bruce Vernon Colbeck Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksVietnamWar.govt.nz http://www.vietnamwar.govt.nz/ Further Reference Australia's Vietnam War https://vietnam.unsw.adfa.edu.au/ Further Reference ‘Scotty’ List’ Forgotten Airmen of the Vietnam War https://vietnamwar.govt.nz/sites/default/files/documents/scottys-list-forgotten-airmen-vietnam-war.pdf Further Reference DocumentsSubritsky, 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 The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
