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ATKINSON, Norman Harold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX20738 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 4 November 1907 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Presumed, Thailand, 5 August 1943, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Shire of Korumburra Poowong Riding WW2 Honour Roll, Singapore Memorial Kranji War Cemetery |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX20738 | |
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| 31 May 1940: | Enlisted Caulfield, Victoria, Australia | |
| 31 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX20738, 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion |
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2/2 Pioneer Battalion
Rank - Private
Son of Norman Harold and Helen Anette Atkinson, of Shepparton, Victoria, Australia
There were newspaper articles suggesting that he may have been known as Jim Friday alias Thomas James Essex. Investigations were messy and involved the RAAF, Dept. of Immigration and Army records. No RAAF records were found under the name of Thomas James Essex