| Regimental number | 12/2077 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Nelson |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Otorohanga |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26.3 |
| Height | 5' 11" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Jesse Parkinson, Thorpe, Nelson |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 11), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Eleanor Parkinson, Thorpe, Nelson, and the late Jesse Parkinson |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Joined unit at Gallipoli, 28 July 1915. Reported missing, 8 August 1915. Court of Enquiry, Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 22 March 1916, concluded: 'Reported missing, believed dead on or about 8 August 1915.' War service: 210 days (of which 114 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fourth |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21384095 |