Māori Kenneth Vivian Bliss Born 15 June 1923 PDF Key details Service number453790 AWMM NZ4214338 AWMM Also known asKen Bliss AWMM Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Last rankWW2 Aircraftman Class 2/Military AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, Air Headquarters AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Colour photo Kenneth Vivian Bliss - This image may be subject to copyright View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesKenneth Vivian AWMM SurnameBliss AWMM Ingoa Also known asKen Bliss AWMM Service number453790 AWMM NZ4214338 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionChurch of England, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth15 June 1923 AWMM Hamilton, Waikato AWMM Hamilton, New Zealand AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 1 October 1941 AWMM 20 Norton Street, Hamilton, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupationTelephone exchange operator/Civilian AWMM Automatic Telephone Exchange Worker (1946-48) AWMM Physicist/Civilian AWMM Physicist (1948-54) AWMM Teacher/Civilian AWMM Physics Teacher (1954-69) AWMM School teacher/Civilian AWMM HOD, Pukekohe High School (1969-85) AWMM Next of kin on embarkationAlbert Edward Bliss (father) AWMM Relationship statusPre 1 May 1944 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignPacific AWMM Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Service number453790 AWMM NZ4214338 AWMM Military service1st Battalion Waikato Regiment, Territorial Army AWMM Electrical & Wireless School AWMM 14 Servicing Unit AWMM A.D.U., Harewood AWMM 30 Service Unit AWMM 4 Service Unit AWMM 31 Service Unit AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards1939-1945 Star AWMM Pacific Star AWMM War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military trainingHopu Hopu Military Camp, Ngaruawahia AWMM Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 1 October 1941 AWMM Age 18 AWMM Mechanician/Civilian AWMM WW2 28 November 1942 AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Private AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM WW2 Aircraftman Class 1/Military AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW2 1 February 1946 AWMM Aircraftman Class 2/Military AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, Air Headquarters AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Member of the Pukekohe RSA. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Kenneth Vivian Bliss by laying a poppy. Guy Berward Cleaver Bliss Harry Cowley Bliss Kenneth Vivian Bliss Raymond John Bliss William Thomas Matthew Bliss Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Kenneth Vivian Bliss Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksNZ-On-Screen Memories of Service 4 https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/memories-of-service-ken-bliss-2017 Further Reference DocumentsThis record was partially compiled from information provided by the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photographers (NZIPP) Veteran Portrait Project. AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
