Parker, Keith Shelley

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M.C., E.D., M.B., Ch.M.; F.R.C.S. (Edin.), F.R.A.C.S. : Major, A.A.M.C., A.I.F., Egypt, England and France. Enlisting 2nd February, 1916, and sailing 24th April, served as M.O. troopship Port Macquarie and at No. 1 Australian Dermatological Hospital, Abbassia, till August. Was O.C. Dermatological Annexe, No. 3 Australian General Hospital till October at Abbassia and then at Brighton. Crossing to No. 2 A.G.H., Wimereux, in January, 1917, joined 12th Australian Field Ambulance in February, becoming R.M.O. 45th Battn. in March and returning to ambulance in February, 1918. Served as Acting D.A.D.M.S. 4th Division from March to June, and M.O. in charge 4th Army Rest Camp in July, with 12th A.F.Amb. from August to December and at Queen's Hospital, Sidcup, from January to March, 1919. Attended Edinburgh Royal College of Surgeons from April to July, and was O.C., A.A.M.C. Training Depot, Sutton Veny, till October and then at A.I.F. H.Q., London, till demobilisation. Awarded M.C.* at Messines and Mentioned in Despatches. A.M.F. : Lieutenant-Colonel, 4th Cavalry F.Amb. Early education at Sydney Preparatory and Grammar Schools. * He went forward under heavy artillery and machine-gun fire, and established his aid post in a shell hole, where he worked under most adverse conditions for five days without rest, attending the wounded of many units. He was under shell fire the whole time.

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1892

Birth in Orange -- NSW, Australia 1892
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Early education at Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia
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Early education at Sydney Preparatory School, Sydney, NSW, Australia
1915

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1915
1915

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1915
1916

Enlisted 2 Feb 1916
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Military service as Major at Egypt --, Egypt ; Wingate, England --, United Kingdom ; France --, France
1917

Military award: M.C. Military Cross on 1917
1919

Medical Practitioner at Manly -- NSW, Australia 1919
1919

Member of Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh since 1919
1924

Medical Practitioner at Manly -- NSW, Australia 1924
1929

Medical Practitioner at Manly -- NSW, Australia 1929
1941

Military award: E.D. on 1941
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Military award: Mentioned in Despatches on
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Honorary Surgeon at Manly -- NSW, Australia
1964

Parker K.S. : Death 1964

Gender

Male

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