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Ronald William Edward Cole

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ronald William Edward AWMM
  • Surname
    Cole AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    Vietnam 33022 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    25 June 1930 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
    Painter and decorator/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Sergeant when he served in Vietnam

    Vietnam Certificate of Achievement. (1965). The United States Military Assistance Command Vietnam. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    15 December 1981 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
    Age 51 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch AWMM Plot 120, Block 1E AWMM
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  • Retire at the rank of SSGT, buried at Ruru Cemetery Christchurch in RSA section.
    Public - Michael - 25 July 2015
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