PARKES, Thomas
| Service Number: | 2487 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 February 1916, Cooma, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cooma, New South Wales, 13 May 1894 |
| Home Town: | Cooma, Cooma-Monaro, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural Causes, New South Wales, Australia, 18 August 1974, aged 80 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2487, Cooma, New South Wales | |
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| 30 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2487, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2487, 55th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, Awarded the US Distinguished Service Cross |
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Thomas Parkes
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Private Thomas Parkes, Australian Imperial Force, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 55th Battalion, 14th Infantry, Australian Imperial Force, north of Bellicourt, France, 30 September 1918. Private Parkes exposed himself to heavy machine-gun fire in going out in front of our positions and assisting two wounded Americans to a place of safety. This action took place when fighting alongside the American 27th Division.
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