Christopher PARKINSON

Regimental number2156
Place of birthDaylesford Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
AddressBridport Street, Daylesford, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ellen Parkinson, Bridport Street, Daylesford, Victoria
Enlistment date4 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 3
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/14/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Pioneer Battalion
FateDied of wounds 4 January 1918
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialTrois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 16), Steenwerck, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
172
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Elijah and Ellen PARKINS0N, Bridport Street, Daylesford, Victoria