Leslie David Niven

Born 27 January 1912 - Died 1 March 1968

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Service number
- NZ11687 AWMM
- Korea 11687 AWMM
Also known as
Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Navy AWMM
Last rank
Chief Petty Officer/Military AWMM
War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
- Korean War, 1950-1953 AWMM

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Leslie David AWMM
Surname
Niven AWMM
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Service number
- NZ11687 AWMM
- Korea 11687 AWMM
Gender
Male AWMM
Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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27 January 1912 AWMM Dunedin, Otago AWMM
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War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
- Korean War, 1950-1953 AWMM
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Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Navy AWMM
Service number
- NZ11687 AWMM
- Korea 11687 AWMM
Military service
- Royal Navy AWMM
- HMNZS Arbutus AWMM
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Military decorations

Medals and Awards
- Pacific Star AWMM
- 1939-1945 Star AWMM
- War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
- New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM
- Korea Medal (EIIR) AWMM
- United Nations Medal for Korea AWMM
- Naval General Service Medal 1915-62 (Minesweeping 1945-47 clasp) AWMM
- Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal AWMM
- New Zealand Operational Service Medal AWMM

Training and Enlistment

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Branch Trade Proficiency
Enlistment
WW2 6 December 1940 AWMM
Age 28 AWMM
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Embarkations

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- WW2 Chief Petty Officer/Military AWMM
- Korea Petty Officer (Coxswain)/Military AWMM Royal New Zealand Navy AWMM
  2nd Embarkation AWMM

Prisoner of war

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Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
Heart Attack AWMM

Last known rank

Last rank
21 October 1960 AWMM Chief Petty Officer/Military AWMM

Biographical information

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Cremated at Purewa 25 March 1968 and ashes scattered. AWMM

Death

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Death
Mar 1968 AWMM
Western Springs, Auckland AWMM
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Cause of death
Died of Disease AWMM
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Cemetery
Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium, Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
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New Zealand Herald AWMM
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- Information kindly provided by family 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

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