PARKER, James Devereux
| Service Number: | 3530 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stockton, New South Wales, Australia, September 1895 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle 849 Memorial, North Fremantle Cenotaph |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3530, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3530, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3530, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
James Parker was the son of Jack and Margaret Parker of Fremantle, Western Australia. His younger brother, 8014 Pte. John Parker 16th Battalion AIF, was later killed in France during August 1918, aged 18 years.
James died during the heavy fighting at Mouquet Farm when the 51st battalion attacked the formidable position and because of the failure of flanking units, many men of the unit were eventually surrounded by the Germans or killed by heavy shell fire.
James was born in Newcastle, NSW, and his parents had moved back there by 1921 when they received his medals, plaque, and scrolls.
Another brother, 7525 Pte. Charles Arthur Parker 44th Battalion AIF also served overseas and returned to Australia during 1919.
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