Regimental number | 31587 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Unley, South Australia |
Religion | Protestant |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 26 Eaton Street, Malvern, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, F Parkinson, 26 Eaton Street, Malvern, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 6, Reinforcement 12 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/34/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked from Melbourne, 23 December 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 17 February 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 23 July 1917. Admitted to hospital, 20 October 1917 (pyrexia, unknown origin); transferred to 16th General Hospital, Le Treport, 9 November 1917. Transferred to England, 9 November 1917; admitted to 3rd Western General Hospital, Cardiff, 12 November 1917; transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 14 December 1917; discharged to No. 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 31 December 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 27 March 1918; rejoined unit, 9 April 1918. Attached to 8th Infantry Brigade as Clerk, 16 March 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Port Lyttleton', 10 June 1919; disembarked Melbourne for onward travel to Adelaide, 5 August 1919; discharged, 14 September 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 82 |
Place of burial | Catholic Cemetery, Willunga, South Australia |