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Lawrence George Carr

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Lawrence George AWMM
  • Surname
    Carr AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    L. G. Carr AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWII NZD3555 AWMM
    • Korea 3555 AWMM
    • Borneo 3555 AWMM
    • Vietnam 3555 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    31 January 1920 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
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  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
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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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  • Later Chief of Navy - 17 Jan 1969 to 30 Jun 1972, Awarded CB, and DSC. Medals displayed at RNZN Museum in Devonport.

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Death

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  • Death
    12 June 1995 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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  • Obituary
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • I would love to know more about my uncle. If anyone can give me some information that would be much appreciated.
    Public - Tania - Direct descendant - 5 March 2018
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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
    • Yearly - Half - Yearly Returns - Nominal List of Officers Borneo (Navy) 1964 – 1967, Archives New Zealand, Wellington, ABFK 739572/7/15 173/2 (R12457723) AWMM
    • Royal New Zealand Navy List (c.1921-c.1970) - kindly provided by Ralph McNabb. AWMM
    • Record Book of Naval Personnel - c.1920-1945 - Lists Navy number, alphabetical list of names of ratings trained in England, numerical lists of officers. Archives New Zealand, R21346617, AAYT 8495 N12 AWMM

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