THE centenary of Anzac Day will be commemorated in April, 2015 and Fairfax Media is planning on honouring the tens of thousands of Australians who paid the ultimate sacrifice.
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To do this in a suitable manner, we need your help.
We're asking the residents of Parkes to be part of Fairfax Media's research project - 'The Faces of Anzacs' - which will pay tribute the men who laid down their lives for their country between 1914 and 1918.
We are hoping to hear from the modern-day families of the men from Parkes who did just that.
Below are the names, military records and photos of Parkes' deceased WWI heroes.
If you believe you are a descendant of a WWI hero please email your full name, relationship to the veteran and a brief comment (no more than 50 words) on their service to barbara.reeves@fairfaxmedia.com.au or david.neil@fairfaxmedia.com.au by 11am, Friday, March 27.
The ultimate heroes: Parkes' deceased WWI heroes:
Name: Private Walter Thomas Shrimpton
Born: Parkes, New South Wales
Enlisted: Parkes, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 57th Australian Infantry Battalion, Belgium
Died: 15-10-1917
Age: unknown
Commemorated: Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Name: Private Arthur Roy Ford
Born: Parkes, New South Wales
Enlisted: Parkes, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 20th Australian Infantry Battalion, France
Died: 5-5-1916
Age: 22
Commemorated: Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Bois-Grenier, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Name: Private Wallace Benjamin Giffin
Born: Parkes, New South Wales
Enlisted: Parkes, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion, France
Died: 1-11-1918
Age: 21
Commemorated: Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, Peronne, Picardie, France
Name: Lance Corporal Owen John Thomas Bartlett
Born: Parkes, New South Wales
Enlisted: Parkes, New South Wales
Posting on death: Lance Corporal, 17th Australian Infantry Battalion, France
Died: 15-10-1917
Age: 26
Commemorated: Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, Longuenesse, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Name: Private Albert McGuiness
Born: Parkes, New South Wales
Enlisted: Parkes, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 37th Australian Infantry Battalion, Belgium
Died: 7-6-1916
Age: 25
Commemorated: Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Name: Bombardier Russell Gordon Witts
Born: Parkes, New South Wales
Enlisted: Parkes, New South Wales
Posting on death: Bombardier, 5th Australian Division Trench Mortars, United Kingdom
Died: 2-11-1918
Age: 29
Commemorated: Sutton Veny (St John) Churchyard, Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Name: Private Bertie Clarence Bartlett
Born: Parkes, New South Wales
Enlisted: Parkes, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 17th Australian Infantry Battalion, Belgium
Died: 9-10-1917
Age: unknown
Commemorated: Tyne Cot Cemetery, Passchendaele, Flanders, Belgium
Name: Private Thomas Neil Angus
Born: Peak Hill, New South Wales
Enlisted: Peak Hill, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 54th Australian Infantry Battalion, France
Died: 15-5-1917
Age: unknown
Commemorated: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France