Regimental number | 2874 |
Place of birth | Fremantle, Western Australia |
School | White Gum Valley State School, Western Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Postal assistant |
Address | Watkins Street, Beaconsfield Fremantle, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, T Parkinson, Watkins Street, Beaconsfield, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | No 3 General Hospital Abassia |
Age at death | 19.7 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Cairo 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 |