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Cenotaph record

John Claude Ellwood

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  • Service number
    • Korea 12104 AWMM
    • Korea 12104 AWMM
  • Also known as
  • Armed force / branch
    Navy AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    Korean War, 1950-1953 AWMM
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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Claude AWMM
  • Surname
    Ellwood AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • Korea 12104 AWMM
    • Korea 12104 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    3 October 1929 Births, Deaths and Marriages
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  • Place of birth
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  • Relationship status

Service

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Branch Trade Proficiency
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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • 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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  • From Chamberlain's, The New Zealand Korea Roll "Enlisted as a Probationary Electrician's Mate, served with the HMNZS Bellona, and then drafted to HMNZS Hawea, then drafted to HMNZS Rotoiti. Served for nine months in Korean Waters, mainly on the west coast of Korea. He later served with the Royal New Zealand Hydrographical Survey Vessel, the HMNZS Lachlan and on the HMNZS Black Prince. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    31 May 2017 Births, Deaths, and Marriages
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Memorial

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Sources

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  • References
    Chamberlain, H. (2013). The New Zealand Korea Roll : honouring those who served in the New Zealand Armed Forces in Korea, 1950-1957. Wellington, N.Z.: Author. AWMM
    p. 136 AWMM

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