Leonard Edward PARKER

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Service Numbers:	1611, Q109444
Enlisted:	17 December 1914, Townsville, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Volunteer Defence Corps (QLD)
Born:	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 24 December 1893
Home Town:	Cloncurry, Cloncurry, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Septicaemia/bronchopneumonia, Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 28 March 1944, aged 50 years
Cemetery:	Townsville War Cemetery, Queensland, Australia Plot E, Row A, Grave 12
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

17 Dec 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1611, 9th Infantry Battalion, Townsville, Queensland
18 Dec 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1611, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1
13 Feb 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1611, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: ''
6 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1611, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
29 Aug 1915:	Wounded Private, 1611, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (shoulder)
3 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion
15 Nov 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1611, 47th Infantry Battalion

8 Jan 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q109444
8 Jan 1942:	Enlisted Private, Q109444, Cloncurry, Queensland
9 Jan 1942:	Involvement Private, Q109444
28 Mar 1944:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q109444, Volunteer Defence Corps (QLD), Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces, HQ D Group - died of illness

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Leonard was born as Leo Edward Myers PARKER in Charters Towers, Queensland on 24th December, 1893

His parents were Richard Austin PARKER & Hannah Rebecca MYERS