Sir Jacob Charles Vouza, KBE, GM, QPM (c. 1892 – 15 March 1984) was a native police officer of the British Solomon Islands Protectorate, who served with...
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One of the most highly decorated coastwatchers was Sergeant Major Sir Jacob C. Vouza, who retired from the local constabulary in 1941, volunteered for coastwatcher...
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the lesser Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM). William John Read Jacob C. Vouza Arthur Reginald Evans "Major Spied on Japanese", Sydney Morning Herald...
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Force at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal in October 1942. The coastwatcher Jacob C. Vouza on Guadalcanal. Members of the British Solomon Islands Protectorate...
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positions at Alligator Creek on the east side of the Lunga perimeter. Jacob Vouza, a Coastwatcher scout, warned the Americans of the impending attack minutes...
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During the war, most police became Coastwatchers including the heroic Jacob C. Vouza 1945- The armed Constabulary was reconstituted following the war. 1950-...
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accompanying the raid were correspondents Richard Tregaskis, Robert C. Miller, and Jacob C. Vouza; Vouza remained on one of the boats as he was still recovering from...
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commanded by Major John Mather of the Australian Army and Sergeant Major Jacob C. Vouza of the Solomon Islands Police Force set out from Aola on the patrol...
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Abel Tasman (1971) Alexander Vandegrift (1993) Queen Victoria (1970) Jacob C. Vouza (1992) Alick Wickham, swimmer (1984) The Prince of Wales (1981) The...
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Coastwatchers Martin Clemens Paul Mason (coastwatcher) Arthur Reginald Evans Jacob C. Vouza Primary Source list from Select Bibliography: Read, William John (Jack)...
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Canberra/Shropshire Association to restore the memorial. Jacob C. Vouza Memorial Sir Jacob C. Vouza (1900–1984) was made an honorary Sergeant Major of the...
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Crosbie Trench, MC, US Legion of Merit Martin Clemens, CBE, MC, AM Sir Jacob Vouza, MBE, GM, US Silver Star, US Legion of Merit Captain Donald Gilbert Kennedy...
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"spooky". Also seen is the memorial erected in honour of Sergeant Major Jacob Vouza, a highly decorated war hero who escaped after the Japanese tortured...
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Evacuation of Civilians from Burma: Analysing the 1942 Colonial Disaster. A & C Black. ISBN 978-1-4411-3247-5. "No. 35714". The London Gazette. 22 September...
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side of the Lunga perimeter in the early morning hours of 21 August. Jacob Vouza, a Solomon Islands Coastwatcher scout, warned the Americans of the impending...
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Kapini 330 9.70 Gideon Moses 211 6.20 North Guadalcanal David Vatamana Vouza 479 15.60 Re-elected Brian Soabo 459 15.00 Daniel Sade 278 9.10 David Thuguvoda...
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Jamaica. Un Po, Lecturer in Physics, The University of Hong Kong. Jacob Charles Vouza, GM. For public services in the British Solomon Islands Protectorate...
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Assistant Commissioner, Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary. Civil Division Jacob Vouza, MBE GM. For outstanding services to his country and local community...
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