Regimental number | 3127 |
Place of birth | Buninyong, Victoria |
True Name | RENNIE, Edwin Arthur |
School | Colac High School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Motor mechanic |
Address | Murray Street, Carlton, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, F Parkes, Murray Street, Carlton, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for years in the Cadets, Area 72C. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT RMS Osterley on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 58th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Heath Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 17), Harbonnieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 166 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Step-Father Frank and Mother Maude PARKES, Murray Street, Colac, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Step-Brother: Captain Percy George Rupert PARKES MC & Bar, 23rd Bn, returned to Australia, 13 April 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 7th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 7 January 1916. Transferred to 59th Bn, 24 February 1916, and taken on strength, Transferred to 58th Bn, 15 March 1916, and taken on strength. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Admitted to 8th Field Ambulance, 16 November 1916 (pyrexia, unknown origin); rejoined Bn, in the field, 16 December 1916. Wounded in action, 26 March 1917 (gun shot wound, right thigh); admitted to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, 27 March 1917; transferred to Ambulance Train, 29 March 1917, and admitted to 5th General Hospital, Rouen, 30 March 1917; transferred to England, 17 April 1917, and admitted to Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley (fracture, right thigh); transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 25 May 1917; discharged on furlough, 6 June 1917, to report to No 4 Command Depot, Wareham, 21 June 1917. Admitted to No 3 New Zealand General Hospital, Codford, 5 August 1917 (sore throat); marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, from hospital, 29 August 1917. Admitted to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 1 September 1917 (nastitis, breast); discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 26 September 1917. Marched out to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 18 October 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 23 November 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 11 December 1917. Killed in action, 9 August 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Surname entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as PARKER. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, PARKES Arthur Edward |