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Wayne Maurice Chappell

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Wayne Maurice AWMM
  • Surname
    Chappell AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    W. M. Chappell AWMM
  • Service number
    Vietnam 82468 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    29 May 1948 AWMM
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Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    Vietnam 82468 AWMM
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Training and Enlistment

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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

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  • Flew into Vietnam 9.11.1971 with Flt Lt Hoyle and 27.6.1973 with Fl Off Watson.

    See also Watson F/O/Flight Log for 27/6/73 flight AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    23 December 2022 AWMM
    Age 74 AWMM
    Kerikeri, Bay of Islands AWMM
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  • Obituary
    CHAPPELL, Wayne Maurice. Wayne passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family, on December 23, 2022, aged 74 years. Dearly loved husband of Anna. Cherished father and father- in-law to Catherine and Paul Forward, Jennifer and Jeremy Boucher. Proud Grandad to Matthew, Joshua and Sam and Ben, Thomas, and William.

    Published by The New Zealand Herald on Dec. 27, 2022. AWMM
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