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PARKER, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 261 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 January 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Killarney, Queensland, 13 August 1896 |
| Home Town: | Nambour, Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 5 October 1917, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Nambour Heroes Walk |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 261, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 18 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 261, 41st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 18 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 261, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 5 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 261, 41st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 261 awm_unit: 41st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-05 |
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