Malcolm Northcote Palaster ATKIN

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
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World War 2 Service

1 Jul 1940: Enlisted Private, NX55753, Paddington, New South Wales
1 Jul 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army 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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