Herbert Henry PARRY

PARRY, Herbert Henry

Service Numbers: 2283, 1408
Enlisted: 27 November 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria. Previously issued with service number 1408 but changed to 2283 soon after enlistment
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 6th Infantry Battalion
Born: Kington, Herefordshire, England, 1878
Home Town: Armadale, Stonnington, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 18 July 1915
Cemetery: Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli
Plot 11, Row A, Grave 70, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

27 Nov 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2283, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria. Previously issued with service number 1408 but changed to 2283 soon after enlistment
2 Feb 1915: Involvement Private, 1408, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: ''
2 Feb 1915: Embarked Private, 1408, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne
18 Jul 1915: Involvement Private, 2283, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2283 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-07-18

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Next of kin given as his brother Frederick A.  Parry of 7 Glassford Street, Armadale, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Previously served in South Africa Volunteer Mounted Rifles for 3 years