Roll of Honour Edward Mervyn Blackstone Parker

Service number 5777
Rank Ordinary Seaman
Unit HMAS Sydney
Service Royal Australian Navy
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Conflict Eligibility Date First World War, 1914-1921
Date of Death 13 December 1918
Place of Death Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Cause of Death Illness (Meningitis)
Age at Death 17
Place of Association Ballina, New South Wales, Australia
Cemetery or Memorial Details Welford Road Cemetery, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Source AWM144 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Royal Australian Navy

Location on the Roll of Honour

Edward Mervyn Blackstone Parker's name is located at panel 1 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial (as indicated by the poppy on the plan).

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