Remembering Arthur “Toss” Parker 1923 – 1942

January 23, 2022January 23, 2022 ~ hopemarg ~ Leave a comment

Some time ago I wrote about Toss. You can read it here: Lost on the Montevideo Maru. Just to reflect on Toss, he was a young boy of 18 years old when he arrived at Rabaul. Soon after his 19th birthday it is presumed he drowned after the Japanese prisoner of war ship was torpedoed, … Continue reading Remembering Arthur “Toss” Parker 1923 – 1942

More information on the interns of Hay during WWII

April 15, 2015April 15, 2015 ~ hopemarg ~ 5 Comments

The things we never knew and how they made a good life from bad! Thank you Hay community for preserving this history and sharing it with the wider community.

Lost on the “Montevideo Maru”

April 22, 2012March 24, 2019 ~ hopemarg ~ 25 Comments

Arthur "Toss" Parker was eighteen years and one month old on 4th April 1941 when he enlisted in WWII. He was too young to join the A.I.F., so he volunteered for the Anti Aircraft Anti Military Landing Craft Defence Force, Rabaul. After his compulsory training and pre-embarkation leave, he embarked on HMAT Neptuna on … Continue reading Lost on the “Montevideo Maru”