ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

PARKINSON, Richard

PARKINSON, Richard

Full Name: Richard

PARKINSON

Date of Birth: 09

–

1894

Place of birth: St. Cathbert Lytham

England

Occupation: Labourer

Address: North Greenbushes WA

Next of Kin: Father- John James PARKINSON, Mother- Ann PARKINSON

Next of Kin Address: North Greenbushes WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 3611

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 51st Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-10-02

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1916-01-17

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1916-02-07

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: Killed in Action

Date of Death:

Place of Death: France

Age at Death: 21

Burial Location: Rue De Bois Military Cemetery Fleurbaix France – Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 9.

25/09/1915- Completed Application for Enlistment & Preliminary Medical Examination Greenbushes WA
2/10/1915- To 31 Depot Blackboy Hill WA as Private
16/10/1915- To ” A ” Company No. 4 Depot Battalion Blackboy Hill
1/11/1915- To ” A ” Company No. 3 Depot Battalion Blackboy Hill
11/11/1915- Allotted 8th Reinforcements 28th Battalion Blackboy Hill
17/01/1916- Embarked Fremantle WA aboard ” Borda ” bound for Egypt
7/02/1916- Disembarked Alexandria ex Australia to Overseas Training Base
3/03/1916- Transferred 51st Battalion Tel-el-Kebir Egypt ex 7th Training Battalion Zeitoun
5/06/1916- Embarked Alexandria with British Expeditionary Forces bound for Marseilles France
12/06/1916- Disembarked Marseilles
5/07/1916- Killed in Action France.

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

British War Medal – No. 30849

Victory Medal – No. 30667

Memorial Plaque/Scroll – No. 317258.

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Greenbushes War Memorial WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT – Panel No. 153.