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Roy Chaplin Hills

  • Service number
    • Korea 203729 AWMM
    • NZ11152 AWMM
    • 11152 AWMM
  • Also known as
  • Armed force / branch
  • Last rank
  • War
    Korean War, 1950-1953 AWMM
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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Roy Chaplin AWMM
  • Surname
    Hills AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • Korea 203729 AWMM
    • NZ11152 AWMM
    • 11152 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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  • War
    Korean War, 1950-1953 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
  • Service number
    • Korea 203729 AWMM
    • NZ11152 AWMM
    • 11152 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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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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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • 6 years Commissioned Service (Source: McNabb Navy List) AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    27 August 2021 AWMM
    Age 92 AWMM
  • Date of death
    27 August 2021 Public - Stoney - Researcher - 28 August 2021 - Death notice; NZ Herald 28 August 2021
  • Age at death
    92 Public - Stoney - Researcher - 28 August 2021 - Death notice; NZ Herald 28 August 2021
  • Place of death
    Auckland Public - Stoney - Researcher - 28 August 2021 - Death notice; NZ Herald 28 August 2021
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Nominal rolls - Nominal rolls embarkation K-force [Korea Nominal Roll], Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAYS 8638 AD1/1433 (R22440250) AWMM
    • 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
    • Royal New Zealand Navy List (c.1921-c.1970) - kindly provided by Ralph McNabb. AWMM

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28 August 2021StoneyTuakauResearcher

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