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Philip John Richards

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  • Service number
    • Vietnam 82870 AWMM
    • Vietnam B82870 AWMM
  • Also known as
    P. J. Richards AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM
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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Philip John AWMM
  • Surname
    Richards AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    P. J. Richards AWMM
  • Service number
    • Vietnam 82870 AWMM
    • Vietnam B82870 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    13 March 1948 AWMM
  • 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

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  • War
    Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • Vietnam 82870 AWMM
    • Vietnam B82870 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    31 May 1966 AWMM
  • 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

Biographical information

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  • Navigator with 41 Sqn RNZAF - 14 sorties

    41 sqn 1975 posted in, Vietnam Saigon detachment and flew in 14 sorties to Vietnam. 1976 promoted. Photo radio interview. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    5 February 2021 AWMM
    North Shore City, Auckland AWMM
  • Date of death
    5 February 2021 Public - John - Researcher - 31 March 2021 - RNZAF Roll of Honour, NZ Herald
  • Age at death
    73 Public - John - Researcher - 31 March 2021 - RNZAF Roll of Honour, NZ Herald
  • Place of death
    North Shore Public - John - Researcher - 31 March 2021 - RNZAF Roll of Honour, NZ Herald
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Published 7 February 2021 NZ Herald and RNZAF Roll of Honour Public - John - Researcher - 31 March 2021 - RNZAF Roll of Honour, NZ Herald
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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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

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