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Private Walter Joseph Parker's name on the plaque at the Australian War Memorial Source: Supplied / AWM

Private Walter Joseph Parker died in 1902 during the Boer War in South Africa and his story has now been commemorated at the AWM in Canberra.

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Private Walter Joseph Parker died in 1902 during the Boer War in South Africa and his story has now been commemorated at the AWM in Canberra.

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