PARKER, Robert James
Service Number: | 1376A |
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Enlisted: | 7 November 1914, Brisbane, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Appleby, England, April 1895 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Motor Mechanic |
Died: | Accidental (Hydrocyanic poisoning), 6th Australian General Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 6 March 1917 |
Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland Brisbane General Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
7 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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13 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1376A, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
13 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1376A, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane | |
6 Mar 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1376A, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1376A awm_unit: AAMC Home Service awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-03-06 |
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"A SOLDIER'S END.
Information for the first time is made available to-day of the death of Pte. Robert James Parker. He was engaged in disinfecting some buildings at the Victoria Barracks by hydrocyanic gas, when he was overcome by the fumes. He lingered on for several days, and died on the morning of the 6th instant. He was buried yesterday with military honours." - from the Queensland Times 09 Mar 1917 (nla.gov.au)