| Regimental number | 3878 |
| Place of birth | Hawksburn, Victoria |
| School | Prahran State School, High Street, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Salesman |
| Address | 105 High Street, Prahran, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 5.5"` |
| Weight | 126 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs L Parry, 105 High Street, Prahran, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets, Prahran, Area 49A, for 8 years. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 7th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France |
| Age at death | 19 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 17), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 168 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Robert and Lillias E. PARRY, Burswood Cottage, Nelson Road, Portland, Victoria |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to join 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916. Transferred to 60th Bn, 15 March 1916. Transferred to 59th Bn, 22 March 1916. Admitted to 15th Field Ambulance, 25 March 1916 (pyrexia); rejoined 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 27 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presume to be Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Statement, Red Cross File No 2090906, 3899 Pte R.L. PRYOR, 50th Bn (patient, War Hospital, Huddersfield, England), 10 October 1916: 'Informant states that on Jul7 19th 1916 at Fleurbaix in the advance outside No Man's Land, Parry crossed right in front of him and fell suddenly as if killed instantaneously, but Informant had not time to stop. This was close to our parapet and in the afternoon.' Second statement, Lt BINDER, 59th Bn (patient, Moreton Gardens Hospital, London, England), 23 October 1916: 'Informant states that on July 18th 1916 South of Armentieres we made an attack just before dark. I was hit in the early morning of 19th July and [2706] Private [W.D.] Lowery, one of the stretcher-bearers said to me "I have just been tying up poor Parry, and I think he is done for."' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, PARRY Robert Duncan
Red Cross File No 2090906 |
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