PARKER, Cecil
| Service Number: | 5165 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Marist Brothers College Bendigo, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Barmen |
| Died: | 26 February 1929, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Bendigo Marist Brothers College Great War Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5165, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5165, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Involvement 5165, 7th Infantry Battalion, Record states Mentioned in Despatches for participation in a very successful raid on enemy trenches on 30/09/1916 by First Australian Division. (Not reflected in official file on Australian War Memorial) | |
| 22 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5165 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Jack Coyne
Cecil Parker appears on the Marist Brothers Honour Roll. He was the son of Mrs R. Parker who was the Licensee of the View Point Hotel, Charing Cross Bendigo. Cecil listed his occupation as Barman. His record shows he was nominated for being Mentioned in Despatches in September 1916 for participation in raid on enemy trenches however, it does not seem this was ever recorded formerly. He was wounded in action in April 1917 with Gun Shot wound to the right leg and buttock which required treatment to England. He returned to the front in mid September 1917 and was wounded again at the horrific battle of Passchendaele on October 4 1917. Again transferred to England for treatment. After returning to action in 1918 he was gassed (wounded on third occassion) on August 25, 1918. He rejoined the 7th Battalion in October 1918 as the war was coming to an end. He returned home to Bendigo on June 29th 1919. He had served for over three years in some of the major battles fought by the AIF.
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