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Harry Bowen Honnor

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Harry Bowen AWMM
  • Surname
    Honnor AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • Vietnam 31348 AWMM
    • Korea 31348 AWMM
    • Malaya 31348 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    27 April 1927 BDM, deaths Te Kuiti, Waikato Obit
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Malaya Porirua East 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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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
    Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
    Cancer AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Alfred and May Honnor. Husband of Alexis, and later of Patricia (Pat).

    McGibbon, I. (2010). p. 575 lists his service as New Zealand Army 1946-82; Korea 1950-2; V Force 1966-7.

    Retired as a Brigadier with CBE with a wealth of gunner experience behind him. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    3 February 2013 Death notice
    Age 85 AWMM
    Whangarei, Northland Death notice
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Disease AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Paihia Public Cemetery, Seaview Road, Paihia, Bay of Islands, New Zealand AWMM RSA, Block A, Plot 20 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
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  • Obituary
    Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 6 February 2013 AWMM
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Sources

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  • References
    • 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
    • Taylor, A. (1998). The New Zealand roll of honour : New Zealanders who have served their country in peace and war : 150 years, 1845-1995. Auckland, N.Z.: Roll of Honour Publications. AWMM
      p.528. AWMM
    • Subritsky, M. (Ed). (1995). The Vietnam scrapbook: The second ANZAC adventure. Papakura, N.Z.: Three Feathers Publishing Co. AWMM
      p.277. AWMM
    • McGibbon, I.C. (1992-1996). New Zealand and the Korean War (Vols. 1-2). Auckland, N.Z.; Wellington, N.Z.: Oxford University Press in association with the Historical Branch, Dept. of Internal Affairs. AWMM
      Vol. 2, p.405., Vol 2, p.575. AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death Notice: 6 February 2013 AWMM
    • The New Zealand gunner: Official journal of The Royal New Zealand Artillery Old Comrades Association Inc.. Auckland, N.Z.: New Zealand Permanent Force Old Comrades Association. AWMM
    • This record was created from data kindly provided by the New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. AWMM
    • Hall, C. (2014). No front line : inside stories of New Zealand's Vietnam War. Auckland, New Zealand : Penguin Books. AWMM
    • Nominal rolls - Nominal rolls embarkation K-force [Korea Nominal Roll], Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAYS 8638 AD1/1433 (R22440250) AWMM
    • FARELF Nominal Roll Part 2 1962-1963- Archives New Zealand, Wellington, CAJN CH189/Box70 41/4/11 (R21234083) 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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