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867491
Lance Sergeant
Edward Stanley Parkin
Known as Stan
Born 1916/11/22, Cleckheaton, Yorkshire
Son of Arthur and Gertrude Parkin
Brother to Jack and Doreen
Next of Kin - Mr A. Parkin, Bradford Moore, Bradford, Yorkshire
Royal Artillery
122 Field Regiment
Service
1937/04/13 - Enlisted
1939/06/01 - The 122 Field Regiment was formed in Bradford as a Territorial unit
Empress of Japan
1941/01/03 - Departed Glasgow in Empress of Japan.
1941/03/03 - Arrived Singapore.
Now part of 12th Indian Brigade.
Malaya
Alan Toze and Stan (right)
Southern Area Party B
The 278 Battery of the 122 Field Regiment were transported to North Malaya and the 280 Battery took positions in Southern Area, Singapore.
1941/12/08 - Japan invades Malaya from landings on the Malayan border with Thailand.
1942/02/15 - Singapore surrenders to Japanese
1942/03/27 - WO 417/40, Casualty List No. 782. Reported ‘Missing’.
1942/12/08 - WO 417/54, Casualty List No. 1001. Previously shown on Casualty List No. 782 as Missing. Now reported a ‘Prisoner of War’.
Japanese PoW
1942/02/15 - Captured Singapore
Changi Camp
Pow Now 150
Japanese Index Card - Side One
Japanese Index Card - Side Two
1942/08/16 - Transported Oversea in Fukkai Maru with Special Party and Japan Party ‘B’
Commander Lt-Col. H.D. St G Cardew, 7 Coast, RA
Sailed with 885 British and 115 Australians
1942/09/25 - Arrive Jinsen, Korea
New PoW No. 142
Camp Leader Major Holahan
1944/11/01 - Named on Roll at Chosen, Korea
1945/04/26 - Konan
Camp Leader Captain Kinlock
Liberated Korea
Liberation Questionnaire
Repatriated
USS General Brewster
1945/10/18 - Departed Manila
1945/11/03 - Arrive San Francisco
British then entrained to the East Coast and sailed in Queen Elizabeth 1 to Southampton.
1945/10/22 - WO417/98, Casualty List No. 1890. Previously shown on Casualty List No. 1001 as reported Prisoner of War now ‘Not Prisoner of War’. Previous Theatre of War, Malaya.
Royal Artillery Tracer Card
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Pacific Star
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War Medal
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1939-1945 Star
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Information
Amanda Parkin - Father-in-law
Malaya and Singapore
Liberation Questionnaire
Repatriation - FEPOW Family
KEW Files:- WO 345/39, WO 392/25, WO 361/1967, WO 361/2020, WO 361/2187, WO 361/2067, WO 361/2063,
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