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Bruce Roden Furkert

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Bruce Roden AWMM
  • Surname
    Furkert AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII S70258 AWMM
    • WWII NZ1054 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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About birth

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  • Birth
    26 March 1910 AWMM Dunedin AWMM
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Service

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    1 September 1939 AWMM
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Embarkations

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Biographical information

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  • Death noted as 26 March 1992 in Scotty's list.

    Recorded on FAB as crew member on 20 Jan 1964 as a visitor to SE Asia. NOT posted to 41 Sqn or Far East Air Force (FEAF).

    Gazette notice Group Captain (temp.) Bruce Roden Furkert, O.B.E. (70253), to be Group Captain, with effect from 1 January 1958.

    At the outbreak of the Second World War, Bruce served with the Royal New Zealand Air Force, as an Administrative Officer, first as Flying Officer and then an Acting Squadron Leader in 1942. 41 SQN 1964 to 1966. Recorded on FAB as crew member on 20 Jan 1964 as a visitor to SE Asia. NOT posted to 41 Sqn or Far East Air Force (FEAF). AWMM
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Death

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    12 August 1991 AWMM
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  • Cemetery
    Memorial St Mary's Anglican Burial Ground Karori, Wellington and Karori Cemetery & Crematorium AWMM
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Sources

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  • External links
    ‘Scotty’ List’ Forgotten Airmen of the Vietnam War
    https://vietnamwar.govt.nz/sites/default/files/documents/scottys-list-forgotten-airmen-vietnam-war.pdf
    Further Reference
  • References
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762). AWMM
    • Coronation Medals 1953 - Nominal Roll. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R21681744) AWMM
    • This record has been created from information sourced from ‘Scotty’s List’ the Forgotten Airmen of the Vietnam War (2020). AWMM
    • Wingfield, D. (2021). More than just a number: 80344 Declined. Christchurch, N.Z.: Author. AWMM
    • McGibbon, I.C. (2010). New Zealand's Vietnam War: a history of combat, commitment and controversy. Auckland, N.Z.: Exisle AWMM
    • Hanson, C. (2001). By such deeds: honours and awards in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, 1923-1999. Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
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