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John Ramon Madden

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Ramon AWMM
  • Surname
    Madden AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Baldy AWMM
  • Service number
    • Vietnam 208515 AWMM
    • Malaya 208515 AWMM
    • Korea 208515 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    19 December 1928 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Jayforce Pre 2 April 1947 AWMM Burlington Cafe, Nelson, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Barman/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Jayforce Mr J.H. Madden (father), Kano Street, Mataura, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 7 July 1947 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Training and Enlistment

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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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  • Last rank
    1 February 1970 AWMM Sergeant AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Served in Japan 1 year 223 days as a Private

    Served in Korea for 2 years 2 months as Lance Corporal

    Served in Malayan Peninsular for 1 year 11 months as Corporal. Also listed as having served in Borneo.

    Served in Vietnam for 1 year as a Sergeant, then as temporary Staff Sergeant

    Cenotaph record compiled from information in Contact magazine. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    5 September 2008 AWMM
    Age 80 AWMM
    Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Aramoho Cemetery, Wanganui, New Zealand AWMM RSA Lawn Block C Division 8 Plot 488 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Last Post: 2008. Contact (Magazine of the New Zealand Ex-Vietnam Services Association), 24(4), p. 1 and letters p. 9 AWMM
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  • Memorial reference

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Sources

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  • References
    • Contact (Magazine of the New Zealand Ex-Vietnam Services Association) AWMM
    • Subritsky, M. (Ed). (1995). The Vietnam scrapbook: The second ANZAC adventure. Papakura, N.Z.: Three Feathers Publishing Co. AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1950). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 16 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1946 to 30th June, 1948). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 16: WW2 86 AWMM
    • Contact (Magazine of the New Zealand Ex-Vietnam Services Association) AWMM
      Last Post: 2008. Contact (Magazine of the New Zealand Ex-Vietnam Services Association), 24(4), p. 1 and letters p. 9 AWMM
    • Chamberlain, H. (2013). The New Zealand Korea Roll : honouring those who served in the New Zealand Armed Forces in Korea, 1950-1957. Wellington, N.Z.: Author. AWMM
    • Gurr, Robert M. (1995). Voices from a border war : a history of 1 Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, 1963 to 1965. Melbourne, Vic.: Robert Gurr. AWMM
    • H.E. Chamberlain, Nominal Roll – 1 RNZIR, 8 May 1964, in Gurr, Robert. (2009). Voices from a border war: Borneo 1963-1965. 2nd Edition. Christchurch, N.Z.: Wilson Scott Publishing, pp.139-150 AWMM
    • Nominal Roll 2NZ Regiment 1959-1961. Kindly provided by Alan (Archie) Dawson February 2021. AWMM
    • Brocklebank, L.W. (1997). Jayforce : New Zealand and the military occupation of Japan, 1945-48. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford University Press. AWMM
    • Nominal rolls - Nominal rolls embarkation K-force [Korea Nominal Roll], Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAYS 8638 AD1/1433 (R22440250) AWMM
    • Malayan Veterans Assn. (2004-). Selamat : Newsletter of the Malayan Veterans' Association Inc. AWMM
    • FARELF Nominal Roll Part 1 1958-1961 - Archives New Zealand, Wellington, CAJN CH189/Box70 41/4/11 (R21234083) AWMM

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