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PARKER, Charles Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1579 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 December 1914, 3rd Reinforcements |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Adelaide, 17 April 1890 |
| Home Town: | Glanville, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Marist Brothers Catholic College, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Celtic Wood Raid, Celtic Wood, Belgium, 9 October 1917, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Hooge Crater Cemetery, Belgium Plot XIV, Row F, Grave No. 4, |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rosewater Marist Brothers Port Adelaide Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1579, 10th Infantry Battalion, 3rd Reinforcements | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1579, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 11 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1579, 10th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second) | |
| 30 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1579, 10th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres | |
| 8 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1579, 10th Infantry Battalion, Raid on Celtic Wood, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1579 awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-08 |
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Celtic Wood Raider
Charles Parker joined the Battalion at ANZAC with the 3rd reinforcements in early May and served through until the evacuation in December (the 10th Battalion by which stage was resting on Lemnos Island). After returning to Egypt Charles Parker fell ill and did not rejoin the Battalion until April 1917.
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