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Cenotaph record

Ivor Alan Parkinson

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel P_003. Image taken June 2020.

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel P_003. Image taken June 2020.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ivor Alan AWMM
  • Surname
    Parkinson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    3063 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM F.H.J. Williams, St. John Street, Opotiki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs H.M. Parkinson (mother), 21 Massey Avenue, Green Lane, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 6 January 1940 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    3063 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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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
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Ivor Parkinson was the son of Stanley Cole Parkinson and Helen Mary Parkinson, of Papakura, Auckland, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    25 May 1941 AWMM
    Age 27 AWMM
    Crete, Greece AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Athens Memorial, Phaleron War Cemetery, Athens, Greece AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Dawson, W. (1961). 18 Battalion and Armoured Regiment. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 1 (Embarkations to 31st March, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 1: WW2 139 AWMM

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