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Maiki Parkinson recalls signing up for war
From an interview between Maiki Parkinson (Jules Vern Parkinson, 67603) and Megan Hutching.
Maiki Parkinson, Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, was born at Ōpōtiki in 1924. Here he describes hearing about the war and enlisting at Papakura Camp as a 16 year old. He talks about how sad it was that he only had 10 minutes to say goodbye to his parents.
Reference:
<div class="field-items"><div class="field-item odd"><p>Jerome (Maiki or Jules) Parkinson (1924-2006), interviewed by Megan Hutching, 23 March
2004, for the <em>Second World War oral
history project - North Africa</em></p>
<p>From the collections of the Alexander
Turnbull Library Oral History Centre, OHInt-0798-12. All rights reserved. Permission of the <a href="http://www.mch.govt.nz/">Ministry for Culture and Heritage</a>
must be obtained before any re-use of this sound file. </p><p> </p><p>Image: Maiki Parkinson. </p></div></div>
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