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Second Lieutenant WILLIAM PARKES

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Australian Flying Corps

Date of Death

Died 01 September 1918

Age 26 years old

Buried or commemorated at

LEIGHTERTON CHURCH CEMETERY

United Kingdom

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  • Country of Service Australian
  • Additional Info Son of William and Selena Parkes, of North Creswick, Victoria.
  • Personal Inscription TO LIVE IN HEARTS OF THOSE WE LOVE IS NOT TO DIE
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Buried or commemorated at

LEIGHTERTON CHURCH CEMETERY
Gloucestershire United Kingdom
Number of casualties: 24
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