PARSONS, Samuel John
| Service Number: | SX10429 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 November 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sussex, England, 17 April 1905 |
| Home Town: | Norwood (SA), South Australia |
| Schooling: | Norwood Public School, Norwood High School |
| Occupation: | Motorman |
| Died: | Adelaide, SA, 30 October 1961, aged 56 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia General AC, Path 17, Grave 214A |
| Memorials: | City of Kensington & Norwood Honour Roll World War II Book and Case |
World War 2 Service
| 30 Nov 1940: | Involvement Private, SX10429 | |
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| 30 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 30 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX10429, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Jul 1941: | Discharged | |
| 2 Jul 1941: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX10429, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Mr and Mrs J.C. PARSONS of Edmund Street, Norwood.
Husband of Ida Millicent PARSONS of 19 Henry Street Norwood, SA. Married with one child, Samuel was educated at the Norwood Public School and went on to the Norwood High School. He played cricket and football for South Adelaide and was fond of athletics and running and has won events in the Tramways sports. He was a member of the Interstate Tramways Football Team and won trophies for excellent play. In civilian life he was a motorman in the M.T. Trust for many years. Enlisting in December 1940 he left Australia in April 1941. Through an accident was landed at Fremantle, and returned to Australia discharged as medically unfit in July 1941.
His brother Pte. James PARSONS was a member of the Pioneers in the Great War and saw service at Gallipoli.
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