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PARSONS, Edwin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4495 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 November 1915, 11th reinforcements |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia, 1 October 1895 |
| Home Town: | Mount Morgan, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Boys State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 November 1916, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Warlencourt British Cemetery (Plot II, Row J, Grave No. 21), Warlencourt British Cemetery, Warlencourt-Eaucourt, Arras, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4495, 26th Infantry Battalion, 11th reinforcements | |
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| 30 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4495, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4495, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Son of William John and Mary Anna Parsons, of East Street Extended., Mount Morgan, Queensland.
Brother 4199 Private Albert Roy Parsons 25th Battalion AIF, died of wounds 19 July, 1918. Age 21.
Brother in law, 5611 Private Robert William Jones 26th Battalion AIF killed in action 2 March 1917. Age 34. Wife, Mrs Elise Jane Jones (nee Parsons), East Street, Mount Morgan, Queensland.
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