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PARKER, Walter Edward Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3612 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 October 1915, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Port Augusta, South Australia, 29 July 1885 |
| Home Town: | Northam, Northam, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 3 July 1916, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension Plot 111, Row E, Grave 2 - Rev. F. Baker officiated, Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, Estaires, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Northam Fallen |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3612, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 17 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3612, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3612, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Fremantle | |
| 3 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 3612, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3612 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-03 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Charles Parker and Susan Chapman; brother of James Charles William Parker and Stanton Edwin George Parker,
At the time of enlistment Walter was working for Carter & Co of Northam, WA
3 July 1917 - Gunshot wounds to the left thigh
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal