| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR01571 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 2 wallets: 2 cm |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Parkes, Stanley Thomas |
| Place made | Egypt |
| Date made | 1915-1919 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
Parkes, Stanley Thomas (Lieutenant, b.1894 - d.1986)
Description
Papers of Lieutenant Stanley Thomas Parkes who served with the 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance during the First World War. Parkes kept four diaries documenting the period 1915-1918 during operations at Gallipoli and Egypt, including detailed entries on the First Battle of Gaza in March 1917 and the Second Battle of Gaza in April 1917. Other items in the collection include service documents, paybooks, annotated postcards and a certificate citing Parke's Mention in Despatches for gallant services in the field, 1915-1919. Also see PR01077.