Regimental number | 4757 |
Place of birth | Buckingham England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Railway porter |
Address | c/o Miss Huthins, St Albans, Semaphore, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Parker, c/o James Parker, Gawcatt Hill Farm, Buckingham, Berkshire, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Australian General Hospital 3, Reinforcement 1 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/67/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Field Ambulance |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Military Medal 'At the South West of BELLICOURT during 29th and 30th September 1918, these stretcher bearers [PARKER, 6618 E.E. CALF, 4462 F.C. SKILLER, 3209 A.A. McGOLDRICK, 6674 A.A. WALL, 518 E.J.S. WROTH, 4757 A.J.C. PARKER] displayed conspicuous bravery in carrying wounded across ground exposed to enemy observation and under heavy shell and machine gun fire. Each carry was across the Hindenburg System and owing to the rain making the ground slippery each trip took 3 hours to carry 1000 yards across wire, trenches etc. In spite of numerous casualties amongst the bearers, these men by their endurance, determination and example encouraged the other bearers and in an extraordinarily difficult situation, made the evacuation of wounded possible. Devotion to duty of these men is deserving of special reward.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 109 Date: |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 54 |
Place of burial | AIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia |