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PARKER, Kenneth
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | NX47495, NX47495 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 August 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | NARRANDERA, NSW, 18 September 1918 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | 31 March 2002, aged 83 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 30 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Private, NX47495 | |
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| 30 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Private, NX47495 | |
| 22 Feb 1946: | Discharged Private, NX47495 |
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Pte Kenneth Parker served in the Australian Regular Army during World War 2 for 833 days, ostensibly as a transport driver in various units across two theatres, but primarily in the 2/33 Australian General Transport Company.
In March 1941 he sailed to the war in the Middle East, arriving in April of that year.
In January 1944, he served in New Guinea, again as a driver, and again with the same unit.
In New Guinea, his principal role was to get supplies to the soldiers on the Kokoda Trail.
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