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Henry Joseph PARROTT

Regimental number3885
Place of birthBrisbane, Queensland
SchoolFortitude Valley State School, Brisbane, Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationEngineer
Address46 Masterton Street, Valley, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs E G Parrott, Niobe 63 Gibbon Street off James Street, Teneriffe, Queensland
Previous military serviceActing Engineer in the Royal Aust. Navy, QLD.
Enlistment date21 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll20 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on 30 December 1915
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal Roll2nd Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 9 April 1917
Place of death or woundingLagnicourt, France
Age at death20.9
Place of burialQueant Road Cemetery (Plot III, Row H, Grave Nod. 40), Buissy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
57
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edmund George and Elizabeth PARROTT, "Niobe", Gibbon Street, James Street, Teneriffe, Queensland
Family/military connectionsBrother Tpr E G Parrott No 20 2nd LH.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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