Kevin Clayton Burnell

Born 17 December 1946

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Service number
Vietnam 39966 AWMM
Also known as
Kevin Clayton Burnell AWMM
Armed force / branch
Army AWMM
Last rank
Post WW2 Warrant Officer Class 1 AWMM
War
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM
- Regular Military Service AWMM

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Title
Forenames
Kevin Clayton AWMM
Surname
Burnell AWMM
Ingoa
Also known as
Kevin Clayton Burnell AWMM
Service number
Vietnam 39966 AWMM
Gender
Male AWMM
Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
Religion
Church of England, Christian AWMM

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Birth
17 December 1946 AWMM Whangarei, Northland AWMM
Whangarei, New Zealand AWMM
Date of birth
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Address before enlistment
Pre 16 January 1963 AWMM 21 Nixon Street, Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
Post war occupation
- Software developer/Civilian AWMM
- Sailing charters business (Fiji) AWMM
Next of kin on embarkation
E. R. Burnell (father), 21 Nixon St, Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
Relationship status
Pre 5 December 1966 AWMM Single AWMM

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War
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM
- Regular Military Service AWMM
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Armed force / branch
Army AWMM
Service number
Vietnam 39966 AWMM
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Medals and Awards
- Vietnam Medal AWMM
- South Vietnamese Campaign Medal (1960- clasp) AWMM
- New Zealand Operational Service Medal AWMM

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Enlistment
Post WW2 16 January 1963 AWMM
Age 16 AWMM
Student/Civilian AWMM
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Embarkation details
Vietnam Vessel was RNZAF C130 Hercules AWMM Cadet/Military Ministry for Culture and Heritage Royal New Zealand Artillery, 161 Battery AWMM 1st Australian Task Force AWMM

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Medical notes
- Height, Unknown Period AWMM
  5 feet 7 inches AWMM
- Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM
  blue AWMM
- Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM
  fair AWMM

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Last rank
Post WW2 25 May 1987 AWMM
End of engagement AWMM
Warrant Officer Class 1 AWMM

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Cenotaph record initially prepared with the serviceman in 2009 AWMM

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External links
- VietnamWar.govt.nz
  http://www.vietnamwar.govt.nz/
  Further Reference
- Australia's Vietnam War
  https://vietnam.unsw.adfa.edu.au/
  Further Reference
References
- Newman, S.D. (1988). Vietnam gunners : 161 Battery, South Vietnam, 1965-71. Tauranga, N.Z.: Moana Press. AWMM
- Newman, S.D. (1988). Vietnam gunners : 161 Battery, South Vietnam, 1965-71. Tauranga, N.Z.: Moana Press. AWMM
  Newman, S.D. (1988). chapter 15 The Battery Veterans [nominal roll] p. 129-148 AWMM
- Cenotaph record initially prepared with the service person. AWMM

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