Albert James PARKER

Regimental number10/1034
Date of birth13 May 1887
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationPainter
AddressCamberra House, Gisborne
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height6' 0.5"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ellen Scally, Woodville
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Place of enlistmentGisborne
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unit9th Hawkes Bay Company, Wellington Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 22), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs Ellen Scally (formerly Parker), Hamua, Pahiatua
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, 3 December 1914.

Found guilty, 20 February 1915, of (1) using obscene language to a NCO; (2) using threatening language to a NCO: awarded 7 days' confined to camp on first charge, and awarded 7 days' confined to camp on second charge.

Found guilty, 27 February 1915, of being absent from Defaulters' Roll Call: charge dismissed.

Found guilty, 28 February 1915, of being improperly dressed on Defaulter's Roll Call: award, admonished.

Killed in action, Anzac, 8 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21383838