Regimental number | 2382 |
Place of birth | Linanour, South Australia |
School | Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Milang, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30.2 |
Height | 5' 6.25" |
Weight | 152 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Alfred Parnell, Milang, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Mongolia on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 32 |
Place of burial | A.I.F. Burial Ground (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 10), Grass Lane, Flers, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 146 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred and Mrs PARNELL |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 48th Bn from 32nd Bn, Serapeum, 19 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 2 June 12916; disembarked Marseilles, 9 June 1916. Killed in action, France, 24 November 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, PARNELL Robert Henry |