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PARSONS, John David
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6073 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 March 1916, Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Albany, Albany, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 11 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Albany & Districts Roll of Honor, Albany & Districts Roll of Honour, Albany War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6073, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 7 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6073, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6073, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6073, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Bullecourt (First) |
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