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Cenotaph record

Ernest Parkin

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Portrait of Ernest Parkin in uniform. Image kindly provided by David Parkin (August 2021).

Portrait of Ernest Parkin in uniform. Image kindly provided by David Parkin (August 2021).

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ernest AWMM
  • Surname
    Parkin AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII 414761 AWMM
    • WWII NZ414761 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    23 October 1908 AWMM Sheffield, Yorkshire AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • WW2 Whangarei AWMM
    • Herne Bay
      Auckland Public - David Arthur - Child - 12 October 2022 - Family Papers
  • Post war occupation
    Builder/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Norma Isabel Parkin (nee Wilson) Public - David Arthur - Child - 12 October 2022 - Family Papers
  • Relationship status
    Married/Post WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWII 414761 AWMM
    • WWII NZ414761 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 23 August 1941 AWMM Cinema Proprietor/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Married with four children, two sons and two daughters. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    15 May 1957 AWMM
    Firth of Thames, New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    Cenotaph data entry form AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
12 October 2022David ArthurAucklandChild
10 August 2021DavidAuckland New ZealandChild

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