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ATKIN, Philip
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX6402 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 October 1939, Wangaratta, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/2nd Field Regiment |
| Born: | Armidale, New South Wales, Australia, 10 June 1912 |
| Home Town: | Lorn, Maitland Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | The King's School, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Solictor |
| Memorials: | Albury Club Honour Roll WW2, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 20 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombardier, VX6402, 2nd/2nd Field Regiment, Wangaratta, Vic. | |
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| 9 Nov 1939: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, VX6402, Posted to the 2nd/8th Australian Infantry Battalion (part of the all-volunteer Second AIF). | |
| 24 Nov 1939: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, Transfer to Artillery in Puckapunyal, Victoria. | |
| 14 Apr 1940: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Bombardier | |
| 8 May 1940: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Bombardier, VX6402, Disembarked as per SS ‘Kantara’ in the Middle East (Crete, Greece). | |
| 10 Sep 1940: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombadier | |
| 28 May 1941: | Imprisoned Captured by the enemy in Crete, with British soldiers (British Officer in charge), Prisoner of War number 23466. | |
| 27 Apr 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombadier, VX6402, 2nd/2nd Field Regiment, Recovered POW, and taken England. | |
| 7 Sep 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombadier, VX6402, 2nd/2nd Field Regiment, Disembarked in Sydney, New South Wales. | |
| 4 Apr 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombardier, VX6402 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Gerge and Amy ATKIN
Husband of Mary ATKIN, Young Street, Albury, NSW
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