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Thomas Fisher Vesey

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Thomas Fisher AWMM
  • Surname
    Vesey AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    T. F. AWMM
  • Service number
    Vietnam 38217 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    7 March 1939 NZ Births, Deaths and Marriages Glasgow, Scotland NZ Births, Deaths and Marriages
  • 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
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    Vietnam 38217 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
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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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  • Medical file shows DOB in Glasgow, Scotland as 7 March 1939. NZ Army attestation form shows 7 Mar 1934. Both as declared with no birth certificate sighted. Died in Auckland, cremated and interred at Schnapper Rock Memorial Park, RSA Ash Lawn Section, Section 2, Block A, Row D, Plot 35. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    25 March 1984 AWMM
    Age 45 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    North Shore Memorial Park and Crematorium Schnapper Rock Albany North Shore City New Zealand AWMM Northern Division Rsa Ash Lawn Section 2, Block A Row D, Plot 35 AWMM
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Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
    http://www.vietnamwar.govt.nz/veteran/sgt-tf-vesey
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Subritsky, 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

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