| Parker | Francis Maitland Wyborn | | Captain | PARKER, FRANCIS MAITLAND WYBORN, Captain, was born 18 September 1876, eldest son of Chief Justice Sir Henry Parker KCMG and Amy Katherine, daughter of G W Leake, QC. He was educated at Perth High School, Western Australia; admitted a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of West Australia in 1899. He served in the South African Campaign, 1899-1902, with the West Australian Mounted Infantry; was Embarkation Staff Officer, Staff of the Base, Cape Town, 1931-2, and was present at the actions at Vet River; operations in the Transvaal in May and June 1900, including actions near Johannesburg, Pretoria and Diamond Hill (11 and 12 June); operations in Cape Colony, south of Orange River, 1899-1900, including the actions at Colesberg. He was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 16 April 1901]; received the Queen's Medal with four clasps, the King's Medal with two clasps, and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 19 April 1901]: "Francis Maitland Wyborn Parker, Captain, West Australian Mounted Infantry. In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa". (Insignia, etc, sent to Commander-in-Chief in South Africa, and presented in South Africa by Major General A Wynne, CB, 19 November 1901). He was given the Brevet of Major in 1902. He served in the European War, and an obituary notice in the 'Times' said: "On the 17th March 1915, at Mena Camp, Cairo, after a short illness, Captain and Brevet Major Francis Maitland Wyborn Parker, DSO, Imperial Force, Egypt, elder son of the Honourable Sir Stephen Parker, KCMG. He had married, in 1901, Jessie Dorothy, daughter of J Stenhouse, of Melbourne, Victoria".
Source: DSO recipients (VC and DSO Book) | West Australia contingent |
