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Griffith Martial PARRY

Regimental number6468
Place of birthSeamander, Tasmania
SchoolLottah State School, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm hand
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs E M Parry, Lottah, Tasmania
Enlistment date28 February 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll25 February 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 30 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 15 April 1917
Place of death or woundingLagnicourt, France
Age at death24.9
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialQueant Road Cemetery (Plot VI, Row G, Grave No. 12), Buissy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
67
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Hugh and Ellen Parry, Lottah, Tasmania
Family/military connectionsBrother to Lieut W Parry MC.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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