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Harold Gordon Moss

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Harold Gordon AWMM
  • Surname
    Moss AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZC437321 AWMM
    • NZ48309 AWMM
    • Q72349 AWMM
    • WWII 437321 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1 December 1924 AWMM Hamilton, Waikato AWMM
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Service

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Military decorations

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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
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Medical history

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Husband of Pam.

    Served in the RNZAF from May 1943 to December 1945. Rejoined in June 1948 until retirement in December 1979.

    Served on 41 Sqn in Singapore in 1949.

    Commanding Officer 14 Sqn 1959 - 1961.

    Commanding Officer 75 Sqn 1961 - 1962.

    Honorary Aide-de-Camp to His Excellency the Governor General of New Zealand 1965 - 1966. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    21 October 2011 AWMM
    Age 86 AWMM
    Taupo, Waikato AWMM
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  • Obituary
    Death notice: New Zealand Herald, 25 October 2011 AWMM
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Sources

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  • References
    • Hanson, C. (2001). By such deeds: honours and awards in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, 1923-1999. Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
      Hanson, C. (2001). p 358 AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death notice: New Zealand Herald, 25 October 2011 AWMM
    • This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. AWMM

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