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Cenotaph record

Howard Thomas Coombe

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  • Service number
    Vietnam 42981 AWMM
  • Also known as
    H. T. Coombe AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM
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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Howard Thomas AWMM
  • Surname
    Coombe AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    H. T. Coombe AWMM
  • Service number
    Vietnam 42981 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    28 June 1946 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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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 42981 AWMM
  • Military service
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
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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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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • 6RAR history shows posted to Spt Coy. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    18 September 2007 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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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

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