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Kenneth James Avenell

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  • Service number
    Vietnam 39536 AWMM
  • Also known as
    K. J. Avenell AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM
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K J Avenall

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Kenneth James AWMM
  • Surname
    Avenell AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    K. J. Avenell AWMM
  • Service number
    Vietnam 39536 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    2 June 1945 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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  • Place of birth
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Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    Vietnam 39536 AWMM
  • Military service
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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
    1961 AWMM
    Cadet/Military AWMM
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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Liberation date
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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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  • Ex RF Cadet, RNZE, member of 161 Bty, SVN in 1967. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    4 July 2017 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • 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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