Francis James PARKIN

PARKIN, Francis James

Service Number: 6299
Enlisted: 25 November 1915, Moore Park, New South Wales
Last Rank: Sapper
Last Unit: 1st Field Company Engineers
Born: Randwick, New South Wales, 26 February 1893
Home Town: Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales
Schooling: Randwick Public School
Occupation: Carpenter
Died: Died of Illness (Phthisis), Cape Town, South Africa, 13 September 1917, aged 24 years
Cemetery: Woltemade Cemetery (Maitland), Cape Town
Maitland Cemetery, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

25 Nov 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6299, Moore Park, New South Wales
21 Mar 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 6299, 1st Field Company Engineers, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: ''
21 Mar 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 6299, 1st Field Company Engineers, HMAT Armadale, Sydney
28 Jul 1916: Wounded Sapper, 6299, 1st Field Company Engineers, Battle for Pozières , GSW (back)

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