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PARHAM, Bert
| Service Number: | 9657 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 January 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Kapunda, South Australia, 3 September 1892 |
| Home Town: | Kapunda, Light, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Locomotive engine cleaner |
| Died: | Natural causes, Exeter, South Australia, 11 October 1957, aged 65 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Interred 16 October 1957 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Exeter Semaphore Uniting Church (fmly Wesleyan) Roll of Honour, Kapunda District WW1 Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 9657, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 31 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 9657, 11th Field Company Engineers, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 31 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 9657, 11th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Suevic, Adelaide | |
| 23 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 9657, 11th Field Company Engineers, Villers-Bretonneux |
World War 2 Service
| 7 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA |
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Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW : 1888 - 1954) Sun 24 Feb 1918 Page 2 DRIVER B. PARHAM.
DRIVER B. PARHAM.
The following is a copy of a letter received by Mr. R. Tune from Driver Bert Parham, who is in France, dated December 6, 1917: "I am writing this whilst the big guns of both sides are very active, and we are not very far away from the scene of action. I must thank you for the parcel of cigarettes and socks re- ceived somo time ago. I was sorry to hear that so many of the old hands were put off at the shop. I wouldn't mind getting a job there when I come back, which I hope will not bo long now. We are getting winter here prop- erly now. I expect we will have plenty of snow directly. That is the time for snowballing. It is great fun, especi- ally when you get a large handful thrown at you and it hits you fair be- tween the eyes. Is Mr. J Guy still in the S.T. Co. shop? If so, please remember me to him. By what I can see of Australia by the different letters received, it is all strikes, but I suppose they will all end some time or other. I have not seen anything of Ike Bailey or Arthur Phillips yet. There are a lot of Broken Hill boys in my company. The hills around Broken Hill must look lovely covered with Sturt peas. I wish I was up there again to have a look round the old place. I was pleased to see the Wests went top of the football list."
Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW : 1888 - 1954) Sun 24 Feb 1918 Page 2 DRIVER B. PARHAM.
DRIVER B. PARHAM.
The following is a copy of a letter received by Mr. R. Tune from Driver Bert Parham, who is in France, dated December 6, 1917: "I am writing this whilst the big guns of both sides are very active, and we are not very far away from the scene of action. I must thank you for the parcel of cigarettes and socks re- ceived somo time ago. I was sorry to hear that so many of the old hands were put off at the shop. I wouldn't mind getting a job there when I come back, which I hope will not bo long now. We are getting winter here prop- erly now. I expect we will have plenty of snow directly. That is the time for snowballing. It is great fun, especi- ally when you get a large handful thrown at you and it hits you fair be- tween the eyes. Is Mr. J Guy still in the S.T. Co. shop? If so, please remember me to him. By what I can see of Australia by the different letters received, it is all strikes, but I suppose they will all end some time or other. I have not seen anything of Ike Bailey or Arthur Phillips yet. There are a lot of Broken Hill boys in my company. The hills around Broken Hill must look lovely covered with Sturt peas. I wish I was up there again to have a look round the old place. I was pleased to see the Wests went top of the football list."
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