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Peter William Earsman

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Peter William AWMM
  • Surname
    Earsman AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    P. W. Earsman AWMM
  • Service number
    • Vietnam 38548 AWMM
    • Malaya 38548 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    25 February 1941 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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  • Address before enlistment
    Malaya Wellington AWMM
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Service

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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
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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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  • Posted to 161 Bty 15.9.1967 as Sigs Cypher Op. Later attached to the Australian 110 Signal Squadron at Cholon in Saigon, and Vung Tau. RTNZ 14.7.1968. Died of pancreatic cancer and cremated with his ashes spread at Balaena Bay in Wellington Harbour. AWMM

Death

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    5 April 2004 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
    • This record was created from data kindly provided by the New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. AWMM
    • FARELF Nominal Roll Part 2 1962-1963- Archives New Zealand, Wellington, CAJN CH189/Box70 41/4/11 (R21234083) AWMM

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