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PARKES, William Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1341 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Ballina, Ballina, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Egypt, 9 August 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Kantara War Memorial Cemetery Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Suez Canal, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballina Municipal Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1341, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1341, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Involvement Trooper, 1341, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1341 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1916-08-09 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge
his personal effects were returned to AIF Base Records Melbourne 1920, awaiting a claimant.
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