Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

If you could spare a few dollars to help with the running costs of hosting this website to keep it alive would be very much appreciated.
Thankyou from Gravesites of Tasmania in advance.

PARKER, JOHN HAROLD

Hand coloured studio portrait of 268 Private (Pte) John Harold Parker, 12th Battalion, wearing possibly a studio hat with a plume. A shop assistant from Avoca, Tasmania, prior to enlistment. Pte Parker embarked aboard HMAT Geelong (A2) on 20 October 1914. He was killed in action on 19 August 1916 at Mouquet Farm, France, aged 22

Last week the relatives of Private Jack Parker of Avoca received the sad news through the Defence Department that he had been killed in action in France on August 10. The young soldier was very popular at Avoca and previous to enlistment he was employed in Messrs C R Foster and Co’s store. He was one of the first to leave Avoca for active service and went through the Gallipoli campaign without being wounded. After the evacuation of the Peninsula Private Parker had furlough in England from whence he joined the Anzacs in France. Much sympathy is felt for his aged father and relatives

The Weekly Courier 28^th September 1916

Please note that there might be information from other websites or brochures "reprinted" here- under the laws of "fair use". In every instance -we hope- we have provided a direct link to the owners web site. We do not claim rights or ownership to any of their information. We do thank them sincerely for their efforts. We have in every instance made a good faith effort to contact and request 'reprint' permission. Nonetheless, we do want to be certain that nothing gets lost due to web site disappearance and the like, so it appears duplicated here.

Tasmanian War Casualties, Honouring the past, building understanding.