Robert Vining PARKER

Regimental number13853
OccupationDraughtsman
Next of kinFather, Robert George Vining Parker, 47 The Parade, Island Bay, Wellington
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 June 1916
The infantry component of the 14th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 21 December 1916
Age at death from cemetery records38
Place of burialRue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row M, Grave No 22), Fleurbaix, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert George Vining Parker and Susannah Mary Parker, formerly of Bobles Co, Minnesota, USA, now of 17 Prince's Street, St Kilda, Dunedin. Draughtsman, Land and Survey Department (Dunedin)
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 12

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