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PARKER, John Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX43001 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | CAMPERDOWN, VIC, 30 June 1904 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness, Burma, 1 December 1943, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Camperdown War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX43001 | |
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| 8 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX43001, 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Mrs Mary Parker. Camperdown, has received word that her husband, Pte John Robert Parker, AIF, had died of illness in December while a pris-oner of war in Thailand. Pte Par-ker, who was 40, was born in Cam-perdown, where he had lived all his life. He served in the Army with distinction, and was mentioned in de-spatches. Before enlistment in 1940 he was employed at Milangil Estate. He was an active member of Cam-perdown Fire Brigade and Cycling Club, and on one occasion competed in Warrnambool-Melbourne road race.