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PARKINSON, Gordon Wynne
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 638 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 October 1914, Enlisted at Brisbane |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bowen Hills, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Auchenflower, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Taringa School, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 30 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 48, Lone Pine Memorial, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 638, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 638, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 638, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 30 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 638, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 638 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-04-30 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Samuel and Amy Marion Parkinson of 'Myora', Gordon Street, Milton, QLD formerly of Henssler Terrace, Auchenflower, QLD. Brother of Ena Parkinson
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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