PARKER, Arthur Wilfred
Service Numbers: | 3359, QX11202 |
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Enlisted: | 14 May 1917, Charters Towers, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Hughenden, Queensland, 2 September 1895 |
Home Town: | Cloncurry, Cloncurry, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Blacksmith |
Died: | Natural causes, Queensland, Australia, 2 May 1966, aged 70 years |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
14 May 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3359, Charters Towers, Queensland | |
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14 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3359, 41st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
14 Jun 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3359, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
28 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3359, 41st Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
1 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX11202 | |
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1 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Private, QX11202, Townsville, Queensland | |
2 Jul 1940: | Involvement Private, QX11202 | |
12 Dec 1940: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, QX11202 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Melanie Mein
Arthur Wilfred was the son of Richard Austin Parker & Hannah Rebecca (Myers) Parker.
He had 8 brothers and 5 sisters. Two of his brothers, 330 Pte. Richard Austin Parker (/explore/people/153298) and 1611 Pte. Leonard Edward Parker (/explore/people/194264) also served their country in WW1.
Arthur lowered his age by 5 years in order to serve again in WW2 as QX11202