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PARISH, Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2716 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 August 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Uraidla, Adelaide Hills - South Australia, 22 April 1901 |
| Home Town: | Uraidla, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Driver |
| Died: | Leukemia, Adelaide,South Australia, 20 April 1953, aged 51 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Norwood Primary School Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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| 23 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2716, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2716, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Adelaide |
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Mother - Carrie Parish (also known as Caroline Elizabeth Parish)
Father - unknown
Father of 6 children (4 girls - Jan, Lorraine, Bev & Glenys - and 2 boys - Graham & Ian)
Even though he was actually 15 at the time of enlistment he recorded his age as 18 years 4 months and he recorded his DOB as 23/04/1898. At the time of enlistment he was living in Norwood, South Australia.
He was appointed to 6th Reinforcement 50th Battalion by Lieutenant Keith Wilkinson at the Mitcham AIF Camp on 21/10/1916.
Returned to Australia 19 June 1919
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