Edward Alfred PARKINSON

Regimental number3930
Place of birthArmidale New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Addressc/o 0 H Carter, Linton via Upper Manilla, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Parkinson, c/o 0 H Carter, Linton via Upper Manilla, New South Wales
Enlistment date25 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll16 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name18th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/35/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 20 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll18th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 November 1917
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialBuffs Road Cemetery (Row EE, Grave No. II), St. Jean-Les-Ypres, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
86
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Oswald and mary PARKINSON, Linton, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal