PARLE, Harold William
| Service Numbers: | 3588, N75316 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 2 Garrison Battalion (NSW) |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 8 July 1892 |
| Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Telephone Mechanic |
| Died: | Mosman, New South Wales, Australia, 7 June 1976, aged 83 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Mosman "With the Colors" Pictorial Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3588, 19th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 12 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3588, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3588, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney |
World War 2 Service
| 20 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Captain, N75316, 2 Garrison Battalion (NSW), Paddington, NSW | |
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| 20 Jun 1940: | Enlisted N75316 | |
| 3 Dec 1943: | Discharged Captain, N75316, 2 Garrison Battalion (NSW) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of James PARLE and Elizabeth Jane nee MCCOY
Military Cross
'For marked agallantry and dash. On 13th September, 1918, sough of Jeancourt, during minor operations against an enemy trench, his platoon came under direct machine gun fire from all communication trenches at about 100 yards range. He worked forward under cover of communication trench to within 50 yards of the gun, and springing into the open, he shot the man on the gun with his revolver, where on the remainder of the crew surrendered. His platoon then moved forward, occupied and consoldiated the post.
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 129
Date: 20 November 1919
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