George Parkman DEBNAM

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DEBNAM, George Parkman

Service Number:	261
Enlisted:	19 October 1914
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	10th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Windsor, Victoria, Australia, 1889
Home Town:	Leederville, Vincent, Western Australia
Schooling:	Leederville, Western Australia
Occupation:	Farm Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds at Sea, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 September 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Tree Plaque:	West Leederville Memorial Trees
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park 10th Light Horse Regiment Memorial WA, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, West Leederville Memorial Trees, West Leederville St Barnabas Anglican Church Honour WW1 Board, West Leederville War Memorial

World War 1 Service

19 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 261, 10th Light Horse Regiment
8 Feb 1915:	Involvement Private, 261, 10th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: ''
8 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 261, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Fremantle
25 Sep 1915:	Involvement Corporal, 261, 10th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 261 awm_unit: 10 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-09-25

Taking his son's place after his death

George Parkman Debnam's father George Arthur Debnam felt he must take George's place in the same regiment after he died of wounds inflicted on him at Gallipolli. Although George Arthur was 53 years old at the time, he served with the 10th Light Horsemen in Egypt, taking the place of his son who died as a result of wounds received in Gallipolli. George senior died in 1948 in Perth, Western Australia.
George snr had 8 children.

Submitted by first cousin, Keith Smiley, Melbourne, Australia
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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of George and Phoebe DEBNAM of Leederville, SA

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