| Regimental number | 2747 |
| Place of birth | Warracknabeal, Victoria |
| School | Mildura State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Lemon Avenue, Mildura, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Parish, Lemon Avenue, Mildura, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served in the 73rd Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 24th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Menin Road South Military Cemetery (Plot II,Row A1, Grave No. 20), Ypres, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 51 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Adelaide PARISH, Lemon Avenue, Mildura, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 656 Pte Arthur Gordon PARISH, 4th Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 8 October 1919; 1602/1629 Pte Henry James PARISH, 14th Bn, returned to Australia, 10 December 1919; [703] Lt Stephen John PARISH, 1st Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 17 March 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to join 7th Bn; taken on strength, Serapeum, 24 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 23 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 31 March 1916. Wounded in action, 19 August 1916 (gun shot wound, arm(, and admitted to 2nd Field Ambulance; transferred to 26th General Hospital, Etaples, 20 August 1916; to 1st Australian Division Base Depot, 5 September 1916; rejoined unit, 1 October 1916. On leave to United Kingdom, 13 August 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 30 August 1917. Found guilty, 10 September 1917, of being absent without leave from 0730, 24 August, until 0730, 28 August 1917: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2,and forfeited 5 days' pay. Wounded in action, Belgium, 20 September 1917 (shrapnel wound, stomach), and admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance. Died of wounds, 20 September 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, PARISH Frederick George |
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