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PARKER, Henry William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6388 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 October 1916, Castlemaine, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Seymour, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Seymour, Mitchell, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Seymour State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 15 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Vignacourt British Cemetery, Picardie Plot I, Row B, Grave No. I |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6388, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Castlemaine, Vic. | |
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| 23 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6388, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6388, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6388, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Menin Road | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6388, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge | |
| 14 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6388, 23rd Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Multiple SW to feet and thigh while in dugout near Albert. Evacuated to 20th CCS (Vignacourt) where he died of his wounds the next day 15 April 1918. |
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