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Mervyn Walter Opai

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Mervyn Walter AWMM
  • Surname
    Opai AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Jimmy AWMM
  • Service number
    • Vietnam 41759 AWMM
    • Q41759 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    6 May 1946 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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  • Place of birth
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  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • 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
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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Served in New Zealand Infantry Regiment

    Husband of Pat; Father of Debbie, Matthew, Kelly, Melissa. AWMM

Death

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    10 December 2013 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
    Age 67 AWMM
    Papakura, Auckland Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery
    Papakura South Cemetery, Papakura AWMM
  • Cemetery name
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  • Obituary
    NZ Herald 11 December 2013 AWMM
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  • "Merv" was born on 6th of May 1946 and is buried at Papakura South Cemetery, Gatland Road, Papakura. Merv was a Section Commander in 9 Platoon, Charlie Company, 1 RNZIR based at Dieppe Barracks, SIngapore from 3rd November 1973 to May 1976. LEST WE FORGET
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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
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      NZ Herald 11 December 2013 AWMM
    • Medals and Stars - General Service Medals Borneo - Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R12456000) AWMM

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