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James PARKINSON

Regimental number7065
Place of birthBallarat East, Victoria
SchoolQueen Street State School, Ballarat East, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressBuninyong, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, A. Parkinson, Buninyong, Victoria
Enlistment date15 November 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll13 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 23 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 25 August 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialSt. Marie Cemetery (Division 62, Plot V, Row B, Grave No. 2), Le Havre, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
48
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Abraham and Mary PARKINSON, Buninyong, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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