S2339
PARSONS , Harry Alec
| Service Number: | 2359 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 April 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Mount Torrens, South Australia , 13 December 1895 |
| Home Town: | Paradise, Campbelltown, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia , 27 August 1984, aged 88 years |
| Cemetery: |
Enfield Memorial Park, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Campbelltown Methodist Church WW1 Honour Roll, Campbelltown Methodist Church WW1 Honour Roll, Campbelltown WW1 Memorial, Stansbury Dalrymple District Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2359, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 24 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2359, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2359, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Kanowna, Adelaide | |
| 17 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2359, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 21 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2359, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
Harry Alec Parsons
Name: Harry Alec Parsons
Service Number: 2359
Place of Birth: Mount Torrens
Date of Birth: 13 December 1895
Place of Enlistment: Keswick
Date of Enlistment: 6 April 1915
Age at Enlistment: 19 years 4 months
Next of Kin: Mother, Emily Ann Parsons
Occupation: Gardener
Religion: Methodist
Rank: Private
Harry served with the 16th Battalion at Gallipoli until 17 September 1915. He then spent a few weeks at No.3 General Hospital at Lemnos with influenza and rheumatism, rejoining his unit on 21 October. Enteric fever and debility resulted in hospitalisation on H.S.Soudan for 16 days before being transferred to Ricasoli Military Hospital at Malta on 26 December. Harry continued his service in the Middle East, which was punctuated by several bouts of rheumatism treated in hospital until the war’s end. He returned to Australia on board the City of Exeter on 12 July1919 and was discharged on 21 October.
Submitted 25 October 2023 by christopher collins
Biography contributed by John Edwards
No. 2359 Private Harry Alec Stuart Parsons, born Mount Torrens, South Australia, 13 December 1895. Enlisted 16th Infantry Battalion 6 April 1915. Served Gallipoli and France. Returned to Australia 1919.
Biography contributed by Modbury High School
Harry Alec Parsons was born in Mount Torren, South Australia on 13th December 1985. His occupation job was as a gardener before enlisting. Harry was a single person and didn’t have a wife/partner before the war. He didn’t have any military service on his record. Harry had a mother named Emily Ann Parsons who lived in Paradise, South Australia. No other information family information was found. Harry Alec Parsons address/hometown was Minneford, Parkside, South Australia, Campbelltown, South Australia.
Harry Alec Parsons enlisted on 6th March 1915, to Keswick, South Australia. He was part of the 16th Infantry Battalion. The unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A61 Kanowna on 24 June 1915. He wasn’t posted to any units instead he just served in the same unit there during the war. He used to work in a band with people in his unit. Harry didn’t get sick and wasn’t in the hospital. Harry was wounded but not killed during the war. The types of actions this unit did during the war:
Harry Alec Parsons returned safely to Australia on the 12th of July 1919.
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