| Regimental number | 24/1158 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Opotiki |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | c/o B Parkinson, Opotiki |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 11.5" |
| Weight | 168 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Bernard Parkinson, Blacksmith, Opotiki |
| Previous military service | Served in Cadets and in the Territorial Force; still serving in Territorials at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Opotiki |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| D Company, 2nd Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, embarked on board five ships: HMNZT 'Mauganui', HMNZT 31 'Tahiti', HMNZT 32 'Aparima', HMNZT 33 'Navua', and HMNZT 34 'Warrimoo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edmund Albert and Mary Ann Parkinson, 180 Balmoral Road, Mount Eden, Auckland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 10 October 1915; disembarked Suez, 18 November 1915. Joined Western Frontier Force, Moascar, 21 November 1915. Admitted to No 17 General Hospital, Alexandria, 18 December 1915 (syphilis); discharged to duty, 2 February 1916; rejoined unit, Ismailia, 15 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916. Attached to 2nd Tunnelling Corps, 30 April 1916. Attached to NZ Tunnelling Company, 2 December 1916. Rejoined 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, 22 April 1917. Found guilty, 23 April 1917, of being absent from Tattoo Roll Call: deprived of 5 days' pay. Wounded in ction, 24 June 1917 (gassed shell), and admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, and transferred to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to No 2 Australian General Hospital, Wimereux, 27 June 917; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 27 July 1917; to Base Depot, Etaples, 28 July 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 29 August 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 7 September 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 19 September 1917. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Now, 9 March 1918, reported 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.' War service: 2 years 139 days (of which 735 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: D Company/2nd NZRB |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21384086 |