PARSONS, Harry Meshach
| Service Number: | Officer |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 October 1914, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Inman Valley, South Australia, 22 March 1880 |
| Home Town: | Victor Harbor, Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Natural causes, South Australia, 25 March 1957, aged 77 years |
| Cemetery: |
Victor Harbor General Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Inman Valley Great War Honour Roll, Naval Military and Air Force Club of SA Inc WW1 Honour Roll, Victor Harbor WW1 Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Adelaide, South Australia | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Major, 9th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Major, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Major, Officer, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: '' | |
| 16 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Major, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 28 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Major, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Bakara, Adelaide | |
| 20 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Major, 9th Light Horse Regiment |
Nugget?
I have a letter from Stuart Halliday, dated 14 October 1915 (although I am thinking it should be 16) from Cairo to my grandmother who was a 19 year old girl, it says: "I went for a ride with Nugget Parsons (the fellow who had returned, he was very crook coming over but got on splendidly and is well again), we went with two young ladies and their father driving a Ford car. By Jove they were characters. How Nugget got to know them was by saving a kid’s life and the fellow congratulated him and there you are. Had supper with them and then they drove us home."
Would love to know if this is him. I can be contacted [email protected]
Submitted 12 January 2020 by CAROLINE HAGGART
Biography contributed by Elsa Reuter
Awarded the Colonial Auxillary Forces Long Service Medal
Your service and sacrifice remembered always.
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