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Norman James Booker

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MEDALS - Norman Vietnam 1968

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Norman James AWMM
  • Surname
    Booker AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • N. J. Booker AWMM
    • Norm Booker AWMM
  • Service number
    Vietnam 40316 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

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  • Birth
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  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
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Service

Wars and conflicts

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
    Drummer/Military AWMM
  • Enlistment
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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
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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

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  • 'Les Mooney’s first of three battalion bands, 1963 – 1965, also called the “originals,” as the name was changed from 1 NZ Regt to 1RNZIR during their tour, had a drum corps attached from the companies. They were only used on parades. The Drum Corps was comprised of Norm Booker, Trevor Doel, NK Howell, Tiny Hill a cook, G Julian, NK Kaa, N Kena, Ken J Kennedy (CSM 1970-71) NK Milliken, John “Te K” Te Ua, H Tei, and Andy Linton a piper. Trevor Doel (clerk) was the only one of this lot that accompanied the band to, Simanggang in the Second Division in Sarawak on 6 July 1965. They travelled on a RAF Beverley Transport plane. They returned on the SS Aubey to Port Dickson on 23 October 1965.' Roger Carter. AWMM
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Death

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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
    • H.E. Chamberlain, Nominal Roll – 1 RNZIR, 8 May 1964, in Gurr, Robert. (2009). Voices from a border war: Borneo 1963-1965. 2nd Edition. Christchurch, N.Z.: Wilson Scott Publishing, pp.139-150 AWMM
    • Gurr, Robert. (2009). Voices from a border war: Borneo 1963-1965. 2nd Edition. Christchurch, N.Z.: Wilson Scott Publishing AWMM

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18 July 2017Norman JamesPapakura, New ZealandSelf

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