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James Lawrence Meates

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James Lawrence AWMM
  • Surname
    Meates AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Jim AWMM
    • Jimmy AWMM
    • Father Jim AWMM
    • Jimmy-san AWMM
  • Service number
    Korea 802201 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Catholic, Christian AWMM

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Service

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  • Son of Bill Meates (WW1 7/2077) and Ellie. Brother of Patsy, Bill (448357) and Kevin

    He served in Korea for 2 years and then later served 18 months during the Malayan emergency

    Resigned from the military to become a priest, trained with the Franciscans in Australia and was ordained in 1968

    His funeral service was held at St Anthony

    Cenotaph database record compiled from information in the Obituary

    Photo of Capt J.D. Meates in The Officers, 1st Battalion The New Zealand Regiment (Sobraon Camp, Malaya 1959) AWMM
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  • Death
    8 April 2002 RSA Last Post
    Age 69 AWMM
    RSA Last Post
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    Obituary: New Zealand Herald, 21 April 2002 includes portrait AWMM
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Sources

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    • 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
      Further family information is available from the Albertland Museum AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Obituary: New Zealand Herald, 21 April 2002 includes portrait AWMM
    • 1st Battalion - New Zealand Regiment - Historical Records - General, July 1957-1959, Archives New Zealand, Wellington, ADRC 17588 2/1/1 (R17928162). AWMM
    • Clamp, B., Clamp, D., & 1st Battalion the New Zealand Regiment (1957-59) Association. (2007). 1st battalion the New Zealand regiment (1957-59) association 50th anniversary: the first of the first. B. Clamp. AWMM
    • This record was partially created from Cemetery research completed by Carol Foster (2021). AWMM
    • This record was partially created from Cemetery research completed by Carol Foster (2021). AWMM
    • Nominal rolls - Nominal rolls embarkation K-force [Korea Nominal Roll], Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAYS 8638 AD1/1433 (R22440250) AWMM
    • Fry, P., & New Zealand. Army. Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment. Battalion, 1st. (1983). The First Battalion Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment : Journal / [P.J. Fry, editor] (25th anniversary commemorative ed.). Singapore: The Regiment. AWMM

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