George Victor Parkin

George Victor Parkin

Personal Information
Date of Birth	14 Jul 1918
Place of Birth	Fremantle, Western Australia
Death	28 Sep 2004, aged 85
Place of Death	Maddington, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	21 years, 10 months
Description	5'8" (1.73m) tall ; ; fair complexion ; hazel eyes ; fair hair
Occupation	Orchardist
Religion	Church of England
Address	Holden road, Roleystone, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Father , Mr. Arthur John Harold Parkin
Military Information
Reg Number	WX6486
Date of Enlistment	20 May 1940 16 Jul 1940 "20 May 1940 16 Jul 1940" contains more than three components required for a date interpretation.
Rank	Sergeant
Unit/Formation	2/3rd Australian Machine Gun Battalion
Military Movement
1st Departure from Australia
Journey Dates	16 Apr 1941 ‒ 14 May 1941
Transport Details	SS Île de France Fremantle to Port Tewfik
Return to Australia
Journey Dates	2 Feb 1942 ‒ 24 Mar 1942
Transport Details	SS Penrith Castle Port Tewfik to Adelaide
Post War Details
Medals	1939-45 Star Pacific Star Defence Medal War Medal 1939-45 Australian Service Medal 1939-45

War Service

George enlisted in the 2nd AIF at Claremont on 16 Jul 1940, and three days later he was sent to the Naval Base Training Depot. Following basic training, on 23 Sep 1940 he was transferred to the 2/3rd Australian Machine Gun Battalion at Northam, and on 29 Oct 1940 they entrainred for South Australia. Nothing untoward took place during his training there, with the exception of a 1 day visit to the Woodside Camp Hospital on 12 Mar 1941. On 25 Mar 1941 he was granted pre-embarkation leave back in Western Australia.

On 16 Apr 1941 in Fremantle he embarked on SS Île de France , part of Convoy US 10 for the Middle East via Colombo where they were delayed for 10 days before sailing for Port Tewfik. Here they remained at anchor for two days before disembarking on 14 May 1941. During the next 8 months the 2/3rd Machine Gun Battalion participated in the Capture of Vichy held Lebanon and Syria, including a period of Garison duty. On 2 Feb 1942 George embarked aboard SS Penrith Castle for Adelaide where he disembarked on 24 Mar 1942.

On 13 Apr 1942 eorge was charged with having been AWOL from 6:50am on 12 April until 6:50am the next day. He forfeited a days pay and was fined £1. George was promoted Acting Corporal on 10 Jun 1942, with the rank confirmed on 9 Oct 1942. On 12 Jun 1943 George received a Severe Reprimand for having neglected to obey Routine Orders. On 3 Aug 1943 George was appointed Lance Sergeant, and the same day was sent to the First Australian Army's Weapon Training School, rejoining his battalion on 12 Sep 1043. On 11 Oct 1943 George was promoted Acting Sergeant. On 15 Mar 1944 George was evacuated to the 115th Australian General Hospital with spastic colitis, remaining in hospital until 18 Mar 1944. By 21 March he was back with the battalion (now in Queensland) where on 26 Mar 1944 his promotion to Sergeant was confirmed. On 3 Apr 1944 he was seen by the [[104th Casualty Clearing Station, and on the next day he was admitted to the 2/2nd Australian General Hospital. George was transferred to the 2/14th Australian General Hospital on 22 Apr 1944 and then to the 2/4th Australian General Hospital on 24 April before being released to the 102nd Australian General Hospital on 28 Apr 1944. Discharged from hospital on 17 May 1944, George returned to the battalion on 25 May 1944. His diagnosois was that he suffered from a mild anxiety dstate

served 16/7/40 to 10/2/47

Java 4/12/44 - 7/9/45

Discharged 10 Feb 1947

Post War

In 1948 married Edna Martin. Electoral Roll entries: 1949 - 1958 at Marmion street, Kelmscott, Millhand; 1968 - 1980 in 37 River avenue, Maddington, attendant.