Regimental number | 188 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Staffordshire, England |
School | Balmain Superior Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Wool buyer |
Address | Waitara, Peats Ferry Road, Hornsby, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 35.9 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 123 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. M. H. Parkes, Waitara, Peats Ferry Road, Hornsby, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 18 months in the New South Wales Mounted Rifles, South Africa (Boer War). |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | 6th Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/11/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
Place of burial | Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 5), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 5 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ebenezer and Matilda PARKES. Native of England |
Family/military connections | Brother:2220 Corporal Spencer PARKES, 45th Bn, killed in action, 13 October 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Address incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as 'Naitara', Peakbury Road, Hornsby, New South Wales. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, PARKES Sydney Ernest
Red Cross File 2090603K |