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PARKS, Edward Joseph
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(Liet Col) Colonel Edward Joseph Parks, DSO MC
Lieutenant Colonel Edward Joseph Parks, DSO MC, 16th Battalion, of Largs Bay, SA enlisted on 20 May 1915 and embarked from Adelaide, SA, aboard HMAT Kanowna on 24 June 1915. He was Mentioned in Despatches three times and was awarded the Military Cross on 24 August 1917, and the Distinguished Service Order on 3 June 1919. He returned to Australian aboard HAMT Port Denison on 23 November 1919.
| Date of birth | 18 June 1894 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Accountant |
| Address | Harold Street, Largs Bay, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Father, Joseph Parks, Harold Street, Largs Bay, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | 20 May 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 16th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A61 Kanowna on 24 June 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
| Promotions | Major |
| Unit: 16th Battalion | |
| Promotion date: 9 October 1917 | |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) | Mention in Despatches |
| Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31448 (11 July 1919); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 124 (30 October 1919).5 | |
| Mention in Despatches | |
| Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 (29 June 1917). | |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 25 September 1919 |
| Medals | Military Cross |
| 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. As Adjutant to his battalion he showed the greatest forethought in arranging reliefs, and particularly in the matter of making personal reconnaissances both before and after reliefs. No risk was too great for him to undertake, and on several occasions he went through enemy barrage whilst reconnoitring the front line.' | |
ID number P05772.005
Collection Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Photographer Unknown
Place made Australia: South Australia, Adelaide
Date made c 1919