John William PARSONS DSO, MID

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Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	17 March 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Lieutenant Colonel
Last Unit:	11th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Encounter Bay, South Australia, 12 October 1878
Home Town:	Two Wells, Mallala, South Australia
Schooling:	Inman Valley Public School, South Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, 6 February 1957, aged 78 years
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia RSL Wall 120/Niche B014
Memorials:	Victor Harbor WW1 Roll of Honour, Yankalilla District Roll of Honour WW1

17 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Officer, Adelaide, South Australia
18 Mar 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 11th Light Horse Regiment
18 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 11th Light Horse Regiment, A.A.M.C., [4th Mil., Dist.] 4th Military District - Adelaide, SA, Australia. As per stated (NAA, Pg's-1, 34).
2 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Major, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
2 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Major, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Medic, Brisbane
25 Apr 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 11th Light Horse Regiment

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Served 21 months with Yankalilla Mounted Rules, South Australia

Served as a Private with 1st South Australian Mounted Rifles in Boer War

Invalided to Australia June 1900.