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Walter PARKES

Regimental number1120
Place of birthLumley England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressPerth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinCousin, Mrs W S Wood, 6 Chesterfield Road, Carlton North, England
Enlistment date29 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameMining Corps, Company 3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 20 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Tunnelling Company
FateReturned to Australia 19 April 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death11 September 1955

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