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PARKER, Leonard Edward
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 1611, Q109444 |
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Enlisted: | 17 December 1914, Townsville, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | Volunteer Defence Corps (QLD) |
Born: | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 24 December 1893 |
Home Town: | Cloncurry, Cloncurry, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Septicaemia/bronchopneumonia, Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 28 March 1944, aged 50 years |
Cemetery: |
Townsville War Cemetery, Queensland, Australia Plot E, Row A, Grave 12 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
17 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1611, 9th Infantry Battalion, Townsville, Queensland | |
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18 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1611, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
13 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1611, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
6 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1611, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
29 Aug 1915: | Wounded Private, 1611, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (shoulder) | |
3 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
15 Nov 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1611, 47th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
8 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q109444 | |
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8 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Private, Q109444, Cloncurry, Queensland | |
9 Jan 1942: | Involvement Private, Q109444 | |
28 Mar 1944: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q109444, Volunteer Defence Corps (QLD), Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces, HQ D Group - died of illness |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Leonard was born as Leo Edward Myers PARKER in Charters Towers, Queensland on 24th December, 1893
His parents were Richard Austin PARKER & Hannah Rebecca MYERS