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Charles PARKIN

Regimental number11
Place of birthSheffield, England
True NamePARKIN, Charles William
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGroom
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31.7
Height5' 9"
Weight146 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Alice Parkin, 73 Industry Road, Darnnall, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Previous military serviceServed for 12 years in the Yorks & Lancs Infantry, British Army; time expired.
Enlistment date28 October 1914
Rank on enlistmentSergeant
Unit nameMobile Vet Section 1
AWM Embarkation Roll number27/1/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A44 Vestalia on 19 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Veterinary Corps
FateReturned to Australia 26 December 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date31 March 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Palestine

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Euroa', 26 December 1918; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 31 March 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death31 December 1959
Age at death76
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, PARKIN Charles

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