Māori Jules Verne Parkinson Born 3 June 1920 - Died 10 December 2006 PDF Key details Service numberWWII 67603 AWMM Also known asJeromi Parkinson AWMM Maiki AWMM Mike AWMM Jules Vern Parkinson AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rank WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Jeromi (Maiki) Parkinson courtesy of Tairawhiti Museum (Gisborne). - This image may be sub … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJules Verne AWMM SurnameParkinson AWMM Ingoa Also known asJeromi Parkinson AWMM Maiki AWMM Mike AWMM Jules Vern Parkinson AWMM Service numberWWII 67603 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionChurch of England, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth3 June 1920 AWMM Opotiki, Bay of Plenty AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentWW2 Pre 14 June 1941 AWMM Cape Runaway, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW2 Mr M. Mauherere (uncle), Cape Runaway, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 13 September 1941 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignWestern Desert AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWII 67603 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards1939-1945 Star AWMM Africa Star (8th Army clasp) AWMM Defence Medal AWMM War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 14 June 1941 AWMM Age 21 AWMM Dairy Farm Hand/Civilian AWMM Opotiki, Bay of Plenty AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 13 September 1941 AWMMHMT 31 AWMM Vessel was Aquitania AWMM Private AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, C Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHeight, Unknown Period AWMM 5 feet 5.5 inches AWMM Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM Brown AWMM Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM dark AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM Wounded in action 20 April 1943 AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM Loss of leg 20 April 1943 AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of Frederick and Lucy (nee Kahoro) ParkinsonBrothers Jules Verne (Jeromi) Parkinson (67603) and Rangipuatea Jerome (Harry) Parkinson (802123) served with the Maori BattalionFalsified birth date and age to enlist and gave the name of an uncle who lived far away as a next of kin.Jules Vern Parkinson returned to New Zealand on the Hospital Ship Oranje.Some of the family information was provided by his nephews Wallace Parkinson and Lindsay Charman-Love in conversation with Paul Baker for inclusion in the record: 'Maiki Parkinson turned up to enroll with the 2NZEF but was found to be underage and returned home. Not wanting to miss out on the opportunity to go overseas he returned at a later date and enrolled under the name of Jeromi Parkinson. On arrival in Egypt he was posted to C Company, 28 (Maori) Battalion.Jules Parkinson was one of a group of soldiers who last spoke to Lt Ngarimu before Ngarimu was killed. J.V. Parkinson tells the story of this battle in a chapter of the book by Megan Hutchins, The Desert Road. In this book he tells of how he lost his leg in a subsequent battle.Oral history included in the book edited by Megan Hutching (2005).At the 28 (Maori) Battalion reunion, Easter weekend, 2006, at Omapere, Holianga, Maiki was able to provide valuable information on the photo collection of 'Charlie YM' (Charles Bennet), the YMCA worker with the Battalion. Maiki was not well at the time of this reunion having just come out of hospital, though he was determined to attend at Omapere.The death of Maiki occurred at Opotiki on 10 December 2006. His funeral service was at St Stephens Church (the Carl Volkner Church). Before the funeral his casket was taken to his home, to the Marae, and to the land he owned.'Bronze plaque on the grave of Maiki reads: J.V. Parkinson, 67603 2nd NZEF Pte, 28 Maori Btn, died 10.12.2006 aged 84 years.Headstone intials J.V. for Jules Verne Parkinson. Death certificate name Jules Verne Parkinson. Enlisted as Jerry. He was known by many names including Jeromi, Jerry, Maiki and Mike but very few called him Jules Verne (family May 2010) AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death10 December 2006 AWMM Age 84 AWMM Opotiki, Bay of Plenty AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes CemeteryOpotiki Public Cemetery, St John Street / Duke Street & State Highway 2, Opotiki, New Zealand AWMM Returned Services Section AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Jules Verne Parkinson by laying a poppy. John William Parkinson Joseph Francis Parkinson Jules Verne Parkinson Keith Holman Parkinson Kennedy Parkinson Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Jules Verne Parkinson Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related Serviceperson Rangipuatea Jerome Parkinson Parkinson Sources Sources Contribute › External links28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945 http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/ Sources Used Births, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Sources Used 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945. Personal page http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/soldier/jules-vern-parkinson Further Reference Cody, J.F. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: War History Branch, Dept. of Internal Affairs. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Maor.htm Further Reference DocumentsSoutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa = The price of citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. Albany, N.Z.: David Bateman. AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 5 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1941 to 30 September, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 5: WW2 164 AWMM Hutching, M. & McGibbon, I. (ed.) (2005). The Desert Road : New Zealanders remember the North African campaign, Auckland, N.Z.: HarperCollins Publishers in association with the Ministry for Culture and Heritage. AWMM Portrait published in Soutar (2008) AWMM Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e! : Forever brave! : B Company 28 (Maori) Battalion, 1939-1945. Auckland : Bateman Books. AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. 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