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Ainslie Altona Boyd

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Portrait of Ainslie A. Boyd, NZ7544? (c.2013-2014). © NZIPP Photograph by Ilan Wittenberg 1149-7345. CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Portrait of Ainslie A. Boyd, NZ7544? (c.2013-2014). © NZIPP Photograph by Ilan Wittenberg 1149-7345. …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ainslie Altona AWMM
  • Surname
    Boyd AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Pip Boyd AWMM
    • Pipi Boyd AWMM
  • Service number
    • Korea 7544 AWMM
    • Malaya 7544 AWMM
    • NZ7544 AWMM
    • Vietnam 7544 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    20 July 1927 Ministry for Culture and Heritage Wairoa, Hawkes Bay Ministry for Culture and Heritage
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Malaya Papakura AWMM
  • 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
    WW2 Jul 1943 AWMM
  • 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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  • Member of the Clubs of Marlborough RSA.

    RNZN and NZ Army service. In WW2, Pipi was a Seaman Boy on HMNZS Gambia. In Vietnam he was the Tpt Sgt for 161 Bty 1966/67. Died in Blenheim. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    16 May 2018 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
    Age 90 AWMM
    Blenheim, Marlborough Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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Memorials

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
    • 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
    • Chamberlain, H. (2013). The New Zealand Korea Roll : honouring those who served in the New Zealand Armed Forces in Korea, 1950-1957. Wellington, N.Z.: Author. AWMM
      p.62 AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • This record was partially compiled from information provided by the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photographers (NZIPP) Veteran Portrait Project. AWMM
    • FARELF Nominal Roll Part 2 1962-1963- Archives New Zealand, Wellington, CAJN CH189/Box70 41/4/11 (R21234083) AWMM
    • Royal New Zealand Navy List (c.1921-c.1970) - kindly provided by Ralph McNabb. This list was not collated by McNabb but was sourced from the Royal New Zealand Navy. AWMM
    • Black, E. A. (n.d.). N.Z. armed forces honours & awards : Korea, Malaya, South Vietnam, 1950-1972. Wellington, N.Z.: Defence Headquarters. AWMM

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