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Frank Henry PARKINSON

Regimental number2874
Place of birthFremantle, Western Australia
SchoolWhite Gum Valley State School, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPostal assistant
AddressWatkins Street, Beaconsfield Fremantle, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, T Parkinson, Watkins Street, Beaconsfield, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed in the Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date30 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll30 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 5 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 31 March 1916
Place of death or woundingNo 3 General Hospital Abassia
Age at death19.7
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialCairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row F, Grave No. 21), Egypt
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
67
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated on Postmaster General's Department Roll of Honour, Commonwealth of Australia Building, Perth, Western Australia. Dedicated to 'Officers from Western Australia who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918'. Parents: Thomas and Rebecca PARKINSON, 'Iona', Watkins Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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