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PARSONS, William Horace
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4239 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Drummoyne, New South Wales, Australia, 4 November 1892 |
| Home Town: | Drummoyne, Canada Bay, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Drummoyne Superior Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Shop assistant |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 2 May 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
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World War 1 Service
| 17 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4239, 20th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 11 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4239, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4239, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney |
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