William Parry
Leading Stoker
LATE Mr WILLIAM PARRY
The death of Chief Stoker William Parry, of the Royal Australian Navy, is announced after 31 years service. He served in the Victorian Navy and in the China contingent and on board HMAS Paluma, now the Rip; the Protector, and other vessels. He was a resident of Williamstown for 32 years and was well known and highly respected. He leaves a widow, one son and a daughter.........
Williamstown Advertiser, 20 April 1918
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5' 7" |
37" |
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From Volunteer Listing kept by CPO Goding & held by grandson Lawrence Dilks, Williamstown. Compared with China Contingent List. Prepared by Ada Ackerly, Directory Williamstown Museum, c 1987.
Profile in The Australian Illustrated Enclclopaedia of The Boxer Uprising 1899-1901, Justin Corfield, Slouch Hat Publications, McCrae Australia, 2001.
More details on this person can be found in the Victorian Navy Certificates of Service This is a very large pdf file of 119 mb and takes 13 minutes to download with a 1.5 mbps internet connection.
- Born in Wales
- Served for 32 years in Victorian Navy and RAN.
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