Augustus George PARK

Regimental number2445
Place of birthChepstow, Monmouthshire, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressPeoples Palace, Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30.9
Height5' 6.5"
Weight149 lbs
Next of kinFather, J T Park, Mynyddback Farm, Newchurch, West Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England
Enlistment date3 August 1915
Place of enlistmentCootamundra, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name18th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/35/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 5 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll18th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 2 August 1916
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialAbbeville Communal Cemetery (Plot VI, Row G, Grave No. 7), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
86
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Selina PARK, Mynyddbach Farm, Newchurch West, Chepstow, Mon., England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNext of kin address incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as West Chipton.
SourcesNAA: B2455, PARK Augustus George