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Sydney Ernest PARKES

Regimental number188
Date of birth6 November 1878
Place of birthStaffordshire, England
SchoolBalmain Superior Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationWool buyer
AddressWaitara, Peats Ferry Road, Hornsby, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35.9
Height5' 5"
Weight123 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs. M. H. Parkes, Waitara, Peats Ferry Road, Hornsby, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 18 months in the New South Wales Mounted Rifles, South Africa (Boer War).
Enlistment date10 September 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll6 September 1914
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentSergeant
Unit name6th Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/11/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A29 Suevic on 21 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Light Horse Regiment
FateKilled in Action 24 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialShrapnel 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 connectionsBrother: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 detailsAddress incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as 'Naitara', Peakbury Road, Hornsby, New South Wales.
SourcesNAA: B2455, PARKES Sydney Ernest
Red Cross File 2090603K

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