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Albert James Owen Hewlett

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"New Years Eve Dance held in the JRC 1 January 1963. Pte Wichman, Cpl H. Temu, Pte Manahera. Limbo Rock. LtoR: Pt E. Leah, Lcpl Apiata, Mrs Apiata, Pte P. Savage, Pte Anderson, Cpl W. Hewlett and Mrs Hewlett" 1st Battalion, New Zealand Regiment - Scrapbook regarding Terendak Camp, Malacca, Malaya, 1961 - 1963. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2010-26-282.

"New Years Eve Dance held in the JRC 1 January 1963. Pte Wichman, Cpl H. Temu, Pte Manahera. Limbo R …

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Albert James Owen AWMM
  • Surname
    Hewlett AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • A. J. O. Hewlett AWMM
    • Bob AWMM
  • Service number
    Vietnam 923219 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    10 April 1934 AWMM
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    1963 AWMM Married/Malaya AWMM
    Male child AWMM

Service

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Training and Enlistment

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Biographical information

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  • Died in Nurse Maud Hospice, Christchurch. Buried in Kaingata Cemetery. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    6 August 2001 Death Notice
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    Kaitangata Cemetery, Clutha District, New Zealand AWMM
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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
    • 1NZR Roll 1961-1963 - Bill Russell, Malayan Veterans Association Scrapbook – 40th Anniversary edition. AWMM
    • Clamp, B., Clamp, D., & 1st Battalion the New Zealand Regiment (1957-59) Association. (2007). 1st battalion the New Zealand regiment (1957-59) association 50th anniversary: the first of the first. B. Clamp. AWMM
    • DECEASED, 1 NZ Regiment, 1961-63 – Internet resource. AWMM
    • 1st Battalion - New Zealand Regiment - Historical Records - General, July 1957-1959, Archives New Zealand, Wellington, ADRC 17588 2/1/1 (R17928162). AWMM
    • This record was partially created from Cemetery research completed by Carol Foster (2021). AWMM
    • Organisation - New Zealand Army Force - FARELF [Far East Land Forces] - Organisation and formation - [Malaya] [Malaya 1960-1964 1NZIR Repatriation Lists]. Archives New Zealand Wellington, AAYS 8638 AD1/1120 (R22435552) AWMM
      List is intended to post personnel of 1NZ Regt on their retrun to NZ with a range of factors in mind. AWMM

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