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James David Harris

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James David AWMM
  • Surname
    Harris AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • Vietnam 71126 AWMM
    • L71126 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    14 February 1926 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

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  • War
    Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • Vietnam 71126 AWMM
    • L71126 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
    Pilot/Military AWMM
  • Enlistment
    21 June 1945 AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Enlisted RNZAF 21.6.1945 as Airman. 14 Sqn visitor on Vanguard Ex in FEAF 17.5.1963 to 9.7.1963. FAB shows flight into Vietnam on 31.5.1963. Returned to Singapore as OC Sup Sqn 2.7.1973. RTNZ 24.8.1975. Unclear if he completed any flights to Vietnam in this TOD. Discharged as Sqn Ldr 14.2.1981. Died in Christchurch, buried in Avonhead Memorial Cemetery, Lawn plot 196. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    7 November 1989 BDM BDM 1989/50231
    Christchurch, Canterbury BDM BDM 1989/50231
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Avonhead Memorial Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand AWMM Lawn, Plot 196 AWMM
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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