George Washington PARKER

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PARKER, George Washington

Service Number:	1879
Enlisted:	10 September 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	15th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Skillogalee Creek, near Auburn, South Australia, 17 May 1891
Home Town:	Auburn, Clare and Gilbert Valleys, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Circumstances of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Auburn General Cemetery
Memorials:	Clare 9th Light Horse WW1 Memorial, Saddleworth Institute Roll of Honor WW1, Saddleworth War Memorial, Watervale Public School Roll of Honour WW1

World War 1 Service

10 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia
5 Jan 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1879, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
5 Jan 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1879, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Afric, Melbourne
4 Nov 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 1879, 4 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps
23 Dec 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 1879, 4 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, Battle of Magdhaba
26 Mar 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 1879, 4 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, Battles of Gaza
11 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1879, 3 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps
12 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1879, 3 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps
31 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1879, 3 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, Battle of Beersheba
1 Jul 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1879, 15th Light Horse Regiment
Date unknown:	Wounded 1879, 15th Light Horse Regiment

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Biography

Born 1879 in Watervale, South Australia
(SA Birth Record 1842 - 1906 Book: 479 Page: 371 District: UpW.)

Father Washington PARKER (b. ___ - d. ___)
and
Mother Mary Ann 'Janet' Parker (nee Parker)
          (b. 27/5/1864 in Watervale, SA - d. ___)
          (SA Birth record 1842 - 1906 Book: 30 Page: 643 District: Cla.)
           Mary Ann's father Michael PARKER & Mother Bridget DE SILVA

living at Saddleworth, South Australia

Sibling:
Brother    William Norman PARKER
               b. 19/9/1894, near Leasingham, SA - d. ___)
               (SA Birth record Births 1842 - 1906 Book: 551 Page: 52 District: UpW.)

Brother    Colin Maxwell PARKER
               b. 14/11/1895 in Clare SA - d. ____)
               (SA Birth record 1842 - 1906 Book: 574 Page: 403 District: UpW.)

Previous service:
12 months Defence Rifle Club (still serving on enlistment)

Described on enlisting as 24 years 4 months old; single; 5' 9" tall; 132 lbs;
medium complexion; blue eyes; dark hair; Church of England

10/9/1915 enlisted in Keswick, South Australia

20/9/1915 Commanding Officer appointed George to F Company,
2nd Depot, Exhibition AIF Camp

5/1/1916       embarked from Port Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric
                    as a Private in 9th Light Horse Regiment, 13th reinforcement

9/3/1916       sick to hospital - Influenza
16/3/1916     returned to duty
22/3/1916     sick to hospital - contusion foot
11/4/1916     transferred to Montazah Convalescent, Abbassia
4/5/1916       returned to duty - Tel-El-Kebir

23/8/1916 taken on strength to 9th Light Horse, from 3rd Light Horse, Moascar
Training Regiment

4/11/1916 detached to 4th Australian Camel Regiment, Abbassia

23/12/1916 The 4th Australian Camel Regiment took part in the Battle of Magdhaba

8/2/1917 transfered to Reserve Company Imperial Camel Company (ICC)

12/2/1917 taken on strength of 4th Anzac Battalion ICC

26/3/1917 the 4th Anzac Battalion ICC was involved in the Battle of Gaza

19/4/1917    Sick to hospital
                     admitted 26th Stationary Hosptial Ismalia
24/4/1917     Admitted Renal Calculus
                     No. 14 Australian General Hospital (AGH), Cairo

10/5/1917 admitted to No.14 AGH, from convalescent depot, Abbassia
second admission

19/5/1917 taken on strength

6/8/1917 posted to No.4 Battalion
7/8/1917 Taken on strength Battalion HQ

13/8/1917 to be Temporary Corporal - VET, Ismailia

15/8/1917 transferred from 4th Battalion HQ to 3rd Battalion

11/10/1917 To be Corporal
12/10/1917 to be Temporary Sergeant, Ismailia

31/10/1917 the ICC took part in the Battle of Beersheba

1/7/1918 taken on strength into 15th Light Horse Regiment

1/7/1918 to be Field Quartermaster to Company, in the field

12/8/1918 sick to hospital - Pyrexia (severe)
admitted to 31st General Hospital, Abbassia

22/9/1918 discharged - Abbassia
granted 21 days sick leave, Cairo

10/10/1918 sick with Pleurisy
admitted to 31st General Hospital, Abbassia

12/4/1919 Returned to Australia on board HT Wandilla, ex Port Said, Egypt
15/5/1919 disembarked into Australia

16/5/1919      admitted to No.7 Australian General Hospital, Keswick, South Australia
                     Tubercular disease of lungs
9/6/1919        discharged from hospital

1/8/1919 discharged from service with AIF

Medals:
British War medal (8980); Victory medal (8916)

Married:         Amy Eveline Parker (nee Roberts)
Son:               Washington George PARKER
                      (b. 6/7/1921 in Watervale, SA - d. ____)
                      (SA Birth records 1907 - 1928. Book : 80A Page : 266 District :UpW.)

________      George passed away
buried in:      Auburn Cemetery
                    Auburn, South Australia

Medals:
British War Medal, Victory Medal Age at death 33 Place of burial Auburn Cemetery, South Australia

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 3/3/2015. Lest we forget.

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