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Soren Nielsen Carl Gedge

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Soren Neilsen "Carl" Gedge 1946 - 2012

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Soren Nielsen Carl AWMM
  • Surname
    Gedge AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Carl AWMM
    • Soren Nelson AWMM
  • Service number
    • Vietnam Y980857 AWMM
    • Vietnam 980857 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    29 October 1946 Public source
  • Date of birth
  • 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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  • War
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    • Vietnam Y980857 AWMM
    • Vietnam 980857 AWMM
  • Military service
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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
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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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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Husband of Sharon

    Served in Vietnam 1967-69

    Served with the United Nations in Palestine and Lebanon 1982-83. Rank Captain

    Also served in Malaysia with the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    22 August 2012 AWMM
    AWMM
  • Date of death
    22 August 2012 Public - Olwyn - Other relative - 6 August 2016 - New Zealand Herald - Classifieds —Personals— 25 08 2012
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery
    Cremated AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 25 August 2012 AWMM
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Memorial

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Sources

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  • References
    • Subritsky, M. (Ed). (1995). The Vietnam scrapbook: The second ANZAC adventure. Papakura, N.Z.: Three Feathers Publishing Co. AWMM
      Subritsky, M. (1995). p.274 AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 25 August 2012 AWMM
    • Hall, C. (2014). No front line : inside stories of New Zealand's Vietnam War. Auckland, New Zealand : Penguin Books. AWMM
    • This record was created from data kindly provided by the New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • Malayan Veterans Assn. (2004-). Selamat : Newsletter of the Malayan Veterans' Association Inc. AWMM

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06 August 2016OlwynAucklandOther relative

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