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ATKIN, Malcolm Northcote Palaster

Service Number:	NX55753
Enlisted:	1 July 1940, Paddington, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	2nd/18th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, 16 October 1908
Home Town:	The Entrance, Wyong Shire, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Fisherman
Died:	Died at sea (POW of Japan - Rakuyo Maru), South China Sea, 12 September 1944, aged 35 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 9, Labuan Memorial, Labuan, Malaysia
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia

World War 2 Service

1 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Private, NX55753, Paddington, New South Wales
1 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, NX55753, 2nd/18th Infantry Battalion
7 Dec 1941:	Involvement Sergeant, NX55753, 2nd/18th Infantry Battalion, Malaya/Singapore
16 Feb 1942:	Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore
12 Sep 1944:	Involvement Sergeant, NX55753, 2nd/18th Infantry Battalion, Prisoners of War

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