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Cenotaph record

William George Hughes

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William George AWMM
  • Surname
    Hughes AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • William George Highes AWMM
    • Bill AWMM
  • Service number
    • Vietnam 465146 AWMM
    • T465146 AWMM
    • Malaya 465146 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    24 October 1937 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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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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Military decorations

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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
  • 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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  • Partner of Esther ; Father of Kevin, Graeme, Michelle, Cushla

    Service: Whangarei AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    25 February 2014 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
    Age 76 AWMM
    Whangarei, Northland Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 27 February 2014 AWMM
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  • Memorial reference

Memorials

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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
    • Newman, S.D. (1988). Vietnam gunners : 161 Battery, South Vietnam, 1965-71. Tauranga, N.Z.: Moana Press. AWMM
    • FARELF Nominal Roll Part 1 1958-1961 - Archives New Zealand, Wellington, CAJN CH189/Box70 41/4/11 (R21234083) AWMM

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