Regimental number | 1916 |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Gardener |
Address | Croydon Road, Keswick, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 2" |
Weight | 131 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Ada Milson, Pitt Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of height) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 2 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/17/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of burial | Suez 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 |
Sources | NAA: B2455, PARKINSON William Francis |