Robert George Godfrey

Died 30 September 2009

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Service number
15713 AWMM
Also known as
Blue AWMM
Armed force / branch
Navy AWMM
Last rank
Post WW2 Leading Regulating Officer/Military AWMM
Royal New Zealand Navy AWMM
War
- Borneo Confrontation, 1963-1966 AWMM
- Regular Military Service AWMM
- Indonesian Confrontation 1962-1966 AWMM

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Forenames
Robert George AWMM
Surname
Godfrey AWMM
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Also known as
Blue AWMM
Service number
15713 AWMM
Gender
Male AWMM
Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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War
- Borneo Confrontation, 1963-1966 AWMM
- Regular Military Service AWMM
- Indonesian Confrontation 1962-1966 AWMM
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Armed force / branch
Navy AWMM
Service number
15713 AWMM
Military service
Royal Navy, HMS Ganges AWMM
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- War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
- New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM

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Borneo Leading Radio Operator (G)/Military AWMM Royal New Zealand Navy, HMNZS Otago AWMM British Commonwealth Far East Strategic Reserve AWMM

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Post WW2 1970 AWMM Leading Regulating Officer/Military AWMM
Royal New Zealand Navy AWMM

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Husband of Jane

Served with the Royal New Zealand Navy 1958 - 1970 AWMM

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30 September 2009 AWMM
Upper Hutt, Wellington AWMM
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Death Notice: Dominion Post, 2 October 2009, C9 AWMM
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External links
HMS Ganges Museum, England
http://www.hmsgangesmuseum.org.uk/
Further Reference
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- Dominion Post AWMM
  Death Notice: Dominion Post, 2 October 2009, C9 AWMM
- Edgar, D. (Editor) (1966). HMNZS Otago 1964-1965 Far East Trip. Claymore. AWMM

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