Topic: AIF - 1B - 2 LHR
2nd LHR, AIF
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
William Joseph Parkes
William Joseph Parkes
Service number: 1341
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 9 August 1916
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: PARKES, Tpr. William Joseph, 1341. 2nd Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 9th Aug., 1916. B. 85.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of William Joseph Parkes from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 1341 |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Address | Ballina, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Charlotte Bruce, Ballina, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | 11 May 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF, 10th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/7/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 5 October 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF |
| Fate | Killed in Action 9 August 1916 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 85), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 3 |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 2nd LHR, Roll of Honour, William Joseph Parkes
