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Robin John Church

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Portrait of Robin John Church, NZ595412 (2014). © NZIPP Photograph by Sean Dick 1118-2054. CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Portrait of Robin John Church, NZ595412 (2014). © NZIPP Photograph by Sean Dick 1118-2054. CC-BY-NC- …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Robin John AWMM
  • Surname
    Church AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Robbie AWMM
  • Service number
    • Vietnam 595412 AWMM
    • M595412 AWMM
    • Malaya 595412 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    New Plymouth, Taranaki Cemetery record
  • 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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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
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Member of the Papakura RSA. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    16 May 2015 AWMM
    Age 79 AWMM
    AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Hawera Cemetery, Gladstone Street, Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM RSA Block D, Plot 12663 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death notice: The New Zealand Herald 18 May 2015 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Shona, daughter of Robbie and Dee Church. Still on my mind, both of you. Showing Robyne not only Koro's entry in the Cenotaph but also your write up in the book Service Lives Remembered, The Meritorious Service Medal in New Zealand.
    Love you
    Public - Shona - Direct descendant - 12 August 2017
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • 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
    • Chamberlain, H. (1995). Service lives remembered : the Meritorious Service Medal in New Zealand and it's recipients 1895-1994. Wellington, NZ.: Author. AWMM
      pp.92-3 AWMM
    • This record was partially compiled from information provided by the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photographers (NZIPP) Veteran Portrait Project. AWMM
    • Nominal Roll 2NZ Regiment 1959-1961. Kindly provided by Alan (Archie) Dawson February 2021. AWMM
    • FARELF Nominal Roll Part 1 1958-1961 - Archives New Zealand, Wellington, CAJN CH189/Box70 41/4/11 (R21234083) AWMM

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12 August 2017ShonaAuckland, New ZealandDirect descendant

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