Regimental number | 266 |
Place of birth | Tarranginnee, Victoria |
Place of birth | Tarrangine, Victoria |
School | Nhill State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 39A Ebden Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Hamby, 39A Ebden Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 266a |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 30 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row B, Grave No. I), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 172 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry PARKINSON and Catherine HANBY (his wife), 47 Peel Street, Ballarat East, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Three brothers served. |