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George McHenry PARKINSON

Regimental number1422
Place of birthIslington, London, England
SchoolSidcup College, Kent, England
Age on arrival in Australia23
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationWaiter
Address9 Crown Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinC J Parkinson, 63 Kidbrook Park Road, Blackheath, London, England
Enlistment date18 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameLight Trench Mortar Battery, Reinforcement 3
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/130/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll35th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 22 August 1916
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*second given name two spellings McHenry and McKenzie
Place of death or woundingBray, Somme Sector, France
Age at death30
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialBray Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row J, Grave No. 12), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
126
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Janet PARKINSON, 63 Kidbrook Road, Blackheath, London, England. Nativeof Islington, London
Family/military connectionsBrother Edwin George Parkinson served.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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