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PARSONS, Harris
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 971 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Buninyong, November 1887 |
| Home Town: | Buninyong, Ballarat North, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | 12 June 1952, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Buninyong Fire Brigade Honor Roll WWI, Buninyong State School Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 971, 39th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 27 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 971, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 27 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 971, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 15 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 971, 8th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", Gassed | |
| 10 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 971, 8th Infantry Battalion, Discharged in Darwin |
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