ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

PARNELL, Richard Slee

Full Name: Richard Slee

PARNELL

Date of Birth: 02

–

1889

Place of birth: Yongala, Erskine SA

Australia

Occupation: Farmer

Address: Tambellup WA

Next of Kin: Father- Edward PARNELL

Next of Kin Address: Tambellup WA

Religion: Methodist

Service Number: 3258

Rank: Trooper

Unit/Division: 10th Light Horse Regiment

Enlistment Date: 1916-08-28

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1917-02-26

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1917-04-04

Locations Served:

Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1919-11-06

Cause of Death: Natural Causes

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Albany WA

Age at Death: 90

Burial Location: Gnowangeruo Cemetery WA

29/07/1916- Completed Medical Examination Albany WA
28/08/1916- To No. 80 Depot Blackboy Hill Camp WA as Private
06/09/1916- To No. 6 Depot Squadron Blackboy Hill as Trooper
20/02/1917- To 26th Reinforcements 10th Light Horse Regiment Claremont WA
26/02/1917- Embarked Fremantle WA aboard “Morea” bound for Bombay India
18/03/1917- Embarked Bombay aboard “Mashobra” bound for Egypt
04/04/1917- Disembarked Alexandria to Overseas Training Base/Details Camp  Heliopolis Egypt
23/04/1917- Taken on Strength 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment Moascar Egypt
08/05/1917- Transferred to 10LHR in the field Egypt
17/06/1917- Sick to Hospital Shellal
22/06/1917- Attended to by 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance Egypt
01/07/1917- Returned to Duty 10LHR Shellal
26/08/1917- Sick to Hospital Abbasan Egypt (Haemorrhoids)
30/08/1917- Admitted 24th Stationary Hospital Egypt ex 65th Casualty Clearing Station
31/08/1917- Transferred/Admitted 14th Australian General Hospital Abbassia Egypt ex Hospital Train ex 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance
22/09/1917- Transferred to Convalescent Hospital Montazah Egypt
08/10/1917- Taken on Strength 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment Egypt
06/12/1917- Rejoined 10LHR Moascar
15/08/1918- Admitted 36th Stationary Hospital Gaza ex Australian Receiving Station Jordan ex 66th Casualty Clearing Station
17/08/1918- Transferred/Admitted 24th Stationary Hospital Kantara Egypt
18/08/1918- Transferred/Admitted 31st General Hospital Abbassia
20/09/1918- To Convalescent Depot Boulac Egypt
27/09/1918- To AIF Headquarters Cairo
04/10/1918- To 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment Moascar
15/11/1918- To General Training Depot Egypt
30/11/1918- Admitted 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital Moascar (Influenza)
06/12/1918- To Rest Camp Port Said
20/12/1918- To 3rd Light Horse Brigade Details Camp Moascar
28/12/1918- Taken on Strength 10LHR in the field Egypt
13/05/1919- To Anzac Mounted Division Headquarters Zagazig Egypt
04/07/1919- To Headquarters Moascar
10/07/1919- Embarked Kantara aboard “Oxfordshire” for Return to Australia
04/08/1919- Disembarked Fremantle
06/11/1919- Discharged from Service (Medically Unfit).

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

British War Medal – No. 18671
Victory Medal – No. 17991.