English Māori James Walter Farmer This is a preliminary record. Find out more. PDF Key details Service numberVietnam 785362 AWMM Also known asJim AWMM J. W. Farmer AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankCaptain/Military AWMM WarVietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM Borneo Confrontation, 1963-1966 AWMM Regular Military Service AWMM Territorial Military Service AWMM Enquire Captain James W Farmer No known copyright restrictions. Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJames Walter AWMM SurnameFarmer AWMM Ingoa Also known asJim AWMM J. W. Farmer AWMM Service numberVietnam 785362 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Documents Contribute › Farmer Family History (PDF, 59.16 KB) War Service Public - James Walker - Self - 29 November 2019 - J.W. Farmer Report Countries Visited (PDF, 47 KB) Countries Visited by J.W. Farmer Public - James Walker - Self - 29 November 2019 - J.W. Farmer Report List of Medals and Awards (PDF, 38.21 KB) Medals and Awards Public - James Walker - Self - 29 November 2019 - J.W. Farmer Report Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth 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 Contribute › WarVietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM Borneo Confrontation, 1963-1966 AWMM Regular Military Service AWMM Territorial Military Service AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberVietnam 785362 AWMM Military serviceRhodesian Army, 3 Brigade AWMM Rhodesian Corps of Signals, 8 Signal Squadron AWMM Rhodesian Light Infantry, 1st Battalion AWMM Rhodesian Special Air Service, C Squadron AWMM Royal Army of Oman AWMM Southern Oman Brigade, Salalah Air Base AWMM Royal Army of Oman, Sultan's Special Forces AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ TransfersRoyal Australian Corps of Signals, 101st Signal Squadron AWMM Royal New Zealand Artillery, 161 Battery AWMM Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency Enlistment Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsVietnam Sergeant Ministry for Culture and Heritage Royal Australian Corps of Signals, 145th Signal Squadron AWMM Royal New Zealand Signals AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rankCaptain/Military AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Also served in New Zealand under Compulsory Military Training with 1 Nelson Marlborough & West Coast Regiment and 1 Wellington Regiment.Served in West Germany with Grenzschutzgruppe 9 (GSG 9), German Federal Police, on anti-terrorist operations.Total military service 26 years. 9 years in the New Zealand Army, 8 years in the Rhodesian Army, 3 years with the Omani Army and 3 years with Omani Special Forces. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of James Walter Farmer Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksNew Zealand's Vietnam War Veterans. Personal page http://www.vietnamwar.govt.nz/veteran/sgt-jw-farmer Sources Used Memories of New Zealand and the Vietnam War. New Zealand History online website. http://www.vietnamwar.govt.nz/ Further Reference Australia's Vietnam War https://vietnam.unsw.adfa.edu.au/ Further Reference DocumentsSubritsky, 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 Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 24 July 2019James WalterKaitaia New ZealandSelf The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
