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PARSONS, Wilfred Clarence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2757 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 16 August 1915, Enlisted at Perth, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Guernsey, Channel Islands, England, United Kingdom, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Bayswater, Bayswater, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Packer |
| Died: | Illness - Bronchitis, At Sea, 19 June 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at sea, Chatby Memorial, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Chatby Memorial, Alexandria, Egypt, Fremantle Boan & Bros. Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2757, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Perth, Western Australia | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 2757, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 2757, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle | |
| 19 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 2757, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2757 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-06-19 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George John Parsons. Husband of Dorothy Parsons, of Bayswater, Western Australia
10 June 1916 - Brochitis - invalided back to Australia on board Itonius via Suez but died en route
Medals: 1914 - 15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal