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PARKINSON, Desmond Stanley

Service Number:	QX13579
Enlisted:	1 July 1940
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	Not yet discovered
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 30 October 1910
Home Town:	Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Illness, Borneo, 19 February 1945, aged 34 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Sandakan Prisoner of War Memorial

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Sergeant, QX13579
1 Jul 1940:	Enlisted
1 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Private, QX13579, UNIT: UNKNOWN
1 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, QX13579
21 Jul 1940:	Promoted Corporal, UNIT: UNKNOWN
12 Aug 1940:	Involvement Corporal, QX13579, UNIT: UNKNOWN TAKEN ON STRENGTH
26 Feb 1941:	Promoted Sergeant, UNIT: UNKNOWN
21 Apr 1941:	Involvement Sergeant, QX13579, UNIT: UNKNOWN MARCHED OUT TO EAST COMMAND
15 Feb 1942:	Imprisoned UNIT: 2 AUSTRALIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS P.O.W. CAMP: BORNEO
19 Feb 1945:	Wounded Sergeant, QX13579, CAMPAIGN: UNKNOWN UNIT: 2 AUSTRALIAN ARMY SERVICE CORP FATE: DIED OF ILLNESS IN BORNEO P.O.W. CAMP
19 Feb 1945:	Discharged

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