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PARKINSON, Desmond Stanley
Personal Details
Service Number: | QX13579 |
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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" Labuan War Memorial, Malaysia Panel 20 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Sandakan Prisoner of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, QX13579 | |
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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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