Edward Leonard Charles PARKER

Regimental number10/3050
AddressTaumarunui
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, E Parker, Parker Street, Motueka, Nelson
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
Members of the Wellington Infantry Battalion, 7th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board three ships ('Aparima', 'Navua', and 'Warrimoo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 20 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialEstaires Communal Cemetery and Extension (Plot II, Row B, Grave No 12), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward and Annie Parker, Motueka
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Seventh

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