PARKER, Audley
| Service Number: | 2382 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 25 July 1880 |
| Home Town: | Milton, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Brisbane Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 21 July 1917, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Brisbane Albert Street Uniting Church Honour Roll, Brisbane Grammar School Memorial Library WW1 Honour Board 2 |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 2382, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade | |
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| 25 Sep 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 2382, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Rangatira embarkation_ship_number: A22 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Sep 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 2382, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Rangatira, Brisbane | |
| 21 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 1st Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-07-21 |
Audley PARKER - Australian War Memorial
Lieutenant (Lt ) Audley Parker, 21st Field Artillery Brigade (21 FAB). A bank clerk from Milton Queensland, prior to enlistment, he embarked as 2382 Gunner (Gnr) Parker with the 6th Battery, 3 FAB, from Brisbane on 25 September 1914 aboard HMAT Rangatira (A22) for Egypt. The brigade landed at Gallipoli and remained until withdrawal back to Egypt in late December 1915. In late March 1916 3 FAB relocated to the Western Front, France. In mid May 1916 Gnr Parker was promoted to Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) and transferred to 21 FAB which was then located at Fleurbaix. 2nd Lt Parker was promoted to Lieutenant in September 1916 and was then transferred to 1 FAB in late February 1917. Lt Parker was wounded in action near Ypres on 21 July 1917, died later that day at the 55th Field Ambulance and is buried in the Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, Belgium. He was aged 37 years.
Submitted 21 July 2022 by Elizabeth Allen
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Audley PARKER was born in Brisbane, Queensland on 25th July, 1880
His parents were William Henry PARKER & Kathleen Juliet MUNCE
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