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Owen John Arbon

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Owen John AWMM
  • Surname
    Arbon AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    16214 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    26 April 1941 Operation Grapple (2021)
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Service

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    Navy AWMM
  • Service number
    16214 AWMM
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Training and Enlistment

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Prisoner of war

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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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  • Served with rank of JME in Operation Grapple on HMNZS Pukaki from 14.6.1958 to 13.10.1958. Operation Grapple research by Arthur Venus and Gerry Wright (2021). AWMM

Death

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    1962-1963 Operation Grapple (2021)
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Sources

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    • This record was created from Operation Grapple research by Arthur Venus and Gerry Wright and kindly provided by Gerry Wright (2021). AWMM
    • Wright, G. C. (2007). We were there : Operation Grapple : the story of New Zealand's involvement in the British nuclear weapons tests at Christmas Island 1957-58. [Auckland, N.Z : Gerry Wright] AWMM

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