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Bruce Leonard Tayler

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  • Service number
    • Vietnam 464659 AWMM
    • Vietnam P464659 AWMM
  • Also known as
    B. L. Tayler AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM
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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Bruce Leonard AWMM
  • Surname
    Tayler AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    B. L. Tayler AWMM
  • Service number
    • Vietnam 464659 AWMM
    • Vietnam P464659 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    13 April 1937 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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  • Place of birth
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  • Address before enlistment
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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 464659 AWMM
    • Vietnam P464659 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
    Navigator AWMM
  • Enlistment
    24 August 1956 AWMM
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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Liberation date
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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

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  • Vietnam vet. Also served 4 Mar 80 to 29 Nov 81 and 18 Jul 88 to 17 Jul 92. 41 sqn 1959 posted in. 1960 16 Aug married Patricia Bentley at Changi, Oct photo at Hulele. Promoted. 1962 posted out. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    23 April 2016 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
    Australia Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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Memorials

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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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