James Geoffrey PARKER

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Service Number:	875
Enlisted:	1 December 1915, West Maitland
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	35th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Collingwood, New Zealand, 25 May 1894
Home Town:	Kurri Kurri, Cessnock, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 July 1917, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Bethleem Farm West Cemetery B.5.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kurri Kurri War Memorial

1 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 875, West Maitland
1 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 875, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
1 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 875, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney
7 Sep 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 35th Infantry Battalion
20 Jul 1917:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 875, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 875 awm_unit: 35th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-07-20

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