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PARKER, William Benjamin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2126 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newcastle New South Wales, Australia, 17 November 1927 |
| Home Town: | Stockton, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Seaman |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia, 17 November 1927, aged 0 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Stockton General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia Mth. |
| Memorials: | Newcastle Congregational Church, Rozelle Department of Navigation Roll of Honour, Stockton Soldiers Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 2126, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
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| 16 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 2126, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Address
c/o his father, Isaac Parker, Church Street, Stockton, New South Wales
Next of kin-Wife, Mrs Elsie Parker, c/o Isaac Parker, Church Street, Stockton, New South Wales
Enlistment date-15 September 1915
Rank on enlistment-Private
Unit name-30th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
Age at embarkation-38
AWM Embarkation Roll number-23/47/2
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 16 February 1916.
Regimental number from Nominal Roll-2128
Rank from Nominal Roll-Private
Returned to Australia 10 July 1916
Parents
Isaac Parker died–1931
Sarah Sabina Parker died–1941