| Regimental number | 379 |
| Place of birth | Paddington, New South Wales |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Plasterer |
| Address | 14 Elizabeth Street, Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 5" |
| Weight | 127 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Parry, 14 Elizabeth Street, Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the 24th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 17th Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A32 Themistocles on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 16 August 1915. Admitted to No 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 6 October 1915 (diarrhoea); transferred to General Hospital, Gibraltar, 15 October 1915; to England, 1 November 1915, and admitted to No 2 Southern General Hospital, Bristol, 6 November 1915. Proceeded overseas to France to join the British Expeditionary Force, 24 March 1916; rejoined 17th Bn, in the field, 3 May 1916. Wounded in action, 29 July 1916 (gun shot wound, left wrist), and admitted to 4th Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to 8th Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 30 July 1916; to England, 2 August 1916, and admitted same day to Royal Herbert Hospital, Woolwich; transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 17 August 1916; discharged on furlough, 4 September 1916. Appointed Extra Regimental Corporal, 5th Training Bn, Rollestone, 12 April 1917. Admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, 17 May 1917 (influenza); marched in to 5th Training Bn from hospital, 22 May 1917. Admitetd to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 12 June 1917 (balanitis); discharged to Depot, 30 June 1917. Marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 17 January 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board RMS 'Osterley', 31 January 1918; disembarked Sydney, 15 April 1918; discharged, Sydney, 18 July 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Age entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as 33. |
| Date of death | |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, PARRY Jack Percival |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
