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Vivian Kenneth Jacobs

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Vivian Kenneth AWMM
  • Surname
    Jacobs AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Viv AWMM
  • Service number
    • 404465 AWMM
    • 59742 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    18 September 1918 RNZAF Embarkation Roll (R17845762) RNZAF Embarkation Roll (R17845762)
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  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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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
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  • 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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  • Became Commanding Officer of No. 45/33 Squadron on 1 April 1955 after No. 45 Squadron and No. 33 Squadron were amalgamated by the RAF. The arrangement existed until October 1955. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    15 July 2012 AWMM
    Age 93 AWMM
    Northland, New Zealand AWMM
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  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Long Beach Cemetery, Russell, Bay of Islands, New Zealand AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death notice: New Zealand Herald, 18 July 2012 AWMM
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Sources

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  • External links
    Biography from Mt Albert Grammar School website.
    https://www.mags.school.nz/Story?Action=View&Story_id=2193
    Further Reference
  • References
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
      Martyn, E. (1998-2008). Vol. 3, p.592-3, ref.53 AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death notice: New Zealand Herald, 18 July 2012 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
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762). AWMM

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