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Colin Gary Ryan

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Colin Gary AWMM
  • Surname
    Ryan AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • C. G. Ryan AWMM
    • Gary AWMM
  • Service number
    • Vietnam 78880 AWMM
    • P78880 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    4 January 1940 Ministry for Culture and Heritage Hornby, Christchurch Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
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  • Next of kin on embarkation
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Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • Vietnam 78880 AWMM
    • P78880 AWMM
  • Military service
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
    Engineer/Military AWMM
  • Enlistment
    13 February 1957 AWMM
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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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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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  • Vietnam Vet. Did one sortie with 41 SQN. 41 SQN 1975 posted in, Vietnam Saigon detachment. 1976 Flight Commander Maintenance. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    6 July 2008 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
    Age 68 AWMM
    Dunedin, Otago Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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  • Cemetery
    Prebbleton Cemetery, Canterbury AWMM Plot 3, Row D, AWMM
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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
    • This record has been created from information sourced from ‘Scotty’s List’ the Forgotten Airmen of the Vietnam War (2020). AWMM

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