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William Francis PARKINSON

Regimental number1916
Place of birthAdelaide, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGardener
AddressCroydon Road, Keswick, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 2"
Weight131 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs Ada Milson, Pitt Street, Adelaide, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of height)
Enlistment date22 March 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 2
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/17/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 11 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Pioneer Battalion
FateDied of disease 24 May 1916
Place of burialSuez War Memorial Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 42), Egypt
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
175
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in St George the Martyr's Anglican Church, Goodwood, Adelaide, South Australia. Inscription reads: 'To the Glory of God. In Honour of Our Lady, Blessed Michael the Archangel, Blessed George the Martyr & of all the Blessed Saints. To the dear Memory of all those who went forth from this Altar, where they offered the Holy Sacrifice of the Body and Blood of Christ, to give their lives in the Great War. This Screen is Blessed on Anzac Day 25 April 1922 being the Feast of Saint Mark the Evangelist.'
Other details

War service: Egypt

Embarked Adelaide, 11 April 1916; disembarked Suez, 15 May 1916, and admitted to Government Hospital.

Listed as 'dangerously ill', 19 May 1916.

Died of cerebro-spinal meningitis, Government Hospital, Suez, 24 May 1916.

Medal: British War Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, PARKINSON William Francis

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