PARKER, William Gordon
| Service Number: | 3620 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Latrobe, Tasmania, Australia, November 1893 |
| Home Town: | Latrobe, Latrobe, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | SW to neck from 26/1/1918, War Hospital, Warren Road, Guildford, Surrey, England , United Kingdom, 9 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Guildford (Stoke) Old Cemetery, Surrey, England Row G, Grave. 363, Surrey, England, Stoke Old Cemetery, Guildford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Latrobe War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3620, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3620, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3620, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 26 Jan 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3620, 15th Infantry Battalion, He had a piece of shrapnel in the neck, eventually he died of this wound. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 9th April........Private William Gordon Parker was born at Latrobe, Tasmania in 1893. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 13th August, 1915 as a 21 year old Labourer.
Private Parker arrived at Suez with 11th Reinforcements of 15th Battalion on 25th November, 1915. He arrived in France on 8th June, 1916.
Private Parker was admitted to 13th Australian Field Ambulance on 13th April, 1917 with Influenza. He was transferred to Hospital at Rouen, France then transferred to a Convalescent Depot & rejoined his Battalion on 14th May, 1917.
Private Parker was admitted to 4th Australian Field Ambulance on 27th August, 1917 with a wound to right hand. He was transferred to other Field Ambulance Stations & rejoined his Battalion in 7th September, 1917.
Private Parker was wounded in action on 26th January, 1918 with shrapnel wounds to neck. He was invalided to England & admitted to War Hospital, Warren Road, Guildford, Surrey, England on 11th February, 1918.
Private William Gordon Parker died at 8.30 am on 9th April, 1918 at War Hospital, Guildford, Surrey, England from wounds received in action. He was buried in Stoughton Cemetery, (now referred to as Stoke Old Cemetery), Stoughton Road, Guildford, Surrey, England where 3 other WW1 Australian Soldiers are buried.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/guildford.html
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