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PARSISSONS, James Sydney John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 97 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 February 1916, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | New Norfolk , Tasmania, 22 June 1895 |
| Home Town: | Gretna, Central Highlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | MacQuarie State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Harbonnieres, France, 11 August 1918, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie Plot 11, Row H, Grave 20, Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France, Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Daours, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gretna War Memorial, New Norfolk War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 97, 40th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 1 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 97, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 97, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 97, 40th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, Gassed | |
| 11 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 97, 40th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days" |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
James Sydney John PARSISSONS was born on 22nd June, 1895 at New Norfolk, Tasmania
His parents were James PARSISSONS and Elizabeth Fawknell ILLSLOW who married in New Norfolk, Tasmania on 22nd March, 1890
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