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PARKES, Arthur Edward

Service Number:	3127
Enlisted:	15 July 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	58th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Buninyong, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Colac, Colac-Otway, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Motor Mechanic
Died:	Killed In Action, France, 9 August 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Heath Cemetery, Picardie
Memorials:	Colac Agricultural High School Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

15 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3127, 7th Infantry Battalion
29 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 3127, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
29 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 3127, 7th Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne
15 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Peter Rankin

Also known as Edwin Arthur Rennie