PARKER, Francis Maitland Wyborn
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, 18 September 1876 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Crown Prosecutor |
| Died: | Meningitis, Egypt, 18 March 1915, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wembley Downs Hale School Honour Roll 1, Wembley Downs Hale School Memorial Grove |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lieutenant, 1st Western Australian Mounted Infantry | |
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| 16 Apr 1901: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Captain, 1st Western Australian Mounted Infantry | |
| 1 Apr 1902: | Honoured Companion of the Distinguished Service Order |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 3 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Medic, Fremantle | |
| 18 Mar 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Major, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 3rd Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Major awm_died_date: 1915-03-18 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...Major Francis Maitland Wyborn Parker, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade... A barrister from Perth, WA prior to enlistment, Maj Parker had been appointed as Crown Prosecutor and had previously served with the 1st Western Australian Mounted Infantry during the Boer War where he had been Mentioned in Despatches and awarded the Distinguished Service Order. He also received the Queen’s Medal with four clasps and the King’s Medal with two clasps. Re-enlisting at the outbreak of war, he embarked with the 8th Battery from Fremantle on HMAT Medic on 31 October 1914. Following his arrival in Egypt, he became ill with cerebro spinal meningitis and on 18 March 1915, aged 38, he succumbed to his illness and was buried in the Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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