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PARHAM, Edgar William
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2092 |
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Enlisted: | 2 September 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Gawler River, South Australia, 19 January 1878 |
Home Town: | Mile End, City of West Torrens, South Australia |
Schooling: | Wandearah Public School, South Australia, Australia |
Occupation: | Baker |
Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916, aged 38 years |
Cemetery: |
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery Plot I. Row D. Grave 11 |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mallala Reeves Plains State School Old Scholars Honour Roll, Port Pirie Fathers of Sailors and Soldiers Association Port Pirie District Roll of Honor WW1, Port Pirie Oval WW1 Memorial Gates, Prospect Roll of Honour A-G WWI Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
2 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 2092, Depot Battalion , Adelaide, South Australia | |
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7 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2092, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide | |
7 Feb 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 2092, 32nd Infantry Battalion, embarkation_roll: roll_number: 17 embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: |
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17 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2092, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Transylvania" | |
23 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2092, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2092, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2092, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action |
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