George Victor Parkin

George Victor Parkin

Personal Information
Date of Birth	14 Jul 1918
Place of Birth	Fremantle, Western Australia
Death	28 Sep 2004, aged 85
Place of Death	Maddington, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	21 years, 10 months
Description	5'8" (1.73m) tall ; ; fair complexion ; hazel eyes ; fair hair
Occupation	Orchardist
Religion	Church of England
Address	Holden road, Roleystone, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Father , Mr. Arthur John Harold Parkin
Military Information
Reg Number	WX6486
Date of Enlistment	20 May 1940 16 Jul 1940 "20 May 1940 16 Jul 1940" contains more than three components required for a date interpretation.
Rank	Sergeant
Unit/Formation	2/3rd Australian Machine Gun Battalion
Military Movement
1st Departure from Australia
Journey Dates	16 Apr 1941 ‒ 14 May 1941
Transport Details	SS Île de France Fremantle to Port Tewfik
Transfers
Journey Dates	31 Jan 1942 ‒ 15 Feb 1942
Transport Details	SS Orcades Port Tewfik to Tanjong Priok, Java
Post War Details
Medals	1939-45 Star Pacific Star Defence Medal War Medal 1939-45 Australian Service Medal 1939-45

War Service

George enlisted in the 2nd AIF at Claremont on 16 Jul 1940, and three days later he was sent to the Naval Base Training Depot. Following basic training, on 23 Sep 1940 he was transferred to the 2/3rd Australian Machine Gun Battalion at Northam, and on 29 Oct 1940 they entrainred for South Australia. MNothing untoward took place during his training there withthe exception of a 1 day visit to the Woodside Camp Hospital on 12 Mar 1941. On 25 Mar 1941 he was granted pre-embarkation leave back in Western Australia.

On 16 Apr 1941 in Fremantle he embarked on [[]] for the Middle East

served 16/7/40 to 10/2/47 Middle east 16/4/41 to 24/3/42 Java 4/12/44 - 7/9/45

Discharged 10 Feb 1947

Post War

In 1948 married Edna Martin. Electoral Roll entries: 1949 - 1958 at Marmion street, Kelmscott, Millhand; 1968 - 1980 in 37 River avenue, Maddington, attendant.