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Herbert Leslie PARKES

Regimental number5706
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressDonald Street, Hurstville, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinSister, Miss Amelia Parkes, Gloucester Road, Hurstville, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date22 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll22 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 9 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 October 1918
Place of burialBellicourt British Cemetery (Plot V, Row R, Grave No.7), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
83
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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