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Leonard Earl Reid Fretwell

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  • Service number
    • Vietnam 75829 AWMM
    • X75829 Public - John - Researcher - 30 June 2021 - Military records
  • Also known as
    L. E. R. Fretwell AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Leonard Earl Reid AWMM
  • Surname
    Fretwell AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    L. E. R. Fretwell AWMM
  • Service number
    • Vietnam 75829 AWMM
    • X75829 Public - John - Researcher - 30 June 2021 - Military records
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    11 January 1934 Public - John - Researcher - 30 June 2021 - Military records
  • 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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  • War
    Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • Vietnam 75829 AWMM
    • X75829 Public - John - Researcher - 30 June 2021 - Military records
  • Military service
    RNZAF 26 September 1951 to 27 November 1973 Public - John - Researcher - 30 June 2021 - Military records
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
    Master Signaller Public - John - Researcher - 30 June 2021 - Military records

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • 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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Biographical information

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Death

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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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Memorials

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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

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