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Name	Norman James Parkes
Born	29 July, 1912 Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	29 January, 1991 (aged 78) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Cause of Death	unknown
Occupation *	parliamentary officer (1936-1976) Federal, Australia bowler (1950-1980) Australian Capital Territory, Australia table tennis player (1950-1960) Australian Capital Territory, Australia clerk of parliament (1971-1976) Federal, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (Volunteer Defence Corps) Volunteer Defence Corps (soldier, 1942-1945)
Awards	Officer of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1961) Commander of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1976)
Key Events *	Royal Tour, 1954 (parliamentary officer)
Key Organisations *	ACT Cricket Association (life member, ?-1991) Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (secretary, 1971-1976)
Workplaces *	Parliament of Australia (House Reps - parliamentary officer, 1937-1976) Parliament of Australia (House Reps - Clerk, 1971-1976)

* Dates are approximate

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