John Arthur PARSONS

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PARSONS, John Arthur

Service Number:	2710
Enlisted:	22 April 1916, 6th Qld Bushmen, 1.7 years
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	54th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England , 22 August 1880
Home Town:	Cooks Hill, Newcastle West, New South Wales
Schooling:	Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England
Occupation:	Storekeeper
Died:	Hamilton, New South Wales, Australia, 22 July 1947, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW ANGLICAN 3-174. 24.
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World War 1 Service

22 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2710, 54th Infantry Battalion, 6th Qld Bushmen, 1.7 years
7 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2710, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
7 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2710, 54th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
21 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2710, 54th Infantry Battalion, 2nd MD

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery

Served and suffered during The Great War, resting at Sandgate Cemetery, not forgotten.

75 years ago today, on the Wednesday afternoon of the 23rd July 1947, Private John Arthur Parsons, 54th Battalion (Reg No-2710), store assistant from Quambone, New South Wales and 13 Corlette Street, Cooks Hill, N.S.W. and 3 Auckland Street, Newcastle, N.S.W. and 19 Railway Street, Wickham, N.S.W. (1927) and 5 Beaumont Street, Hamilton, N.S.W., father of four, was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 67. ANGLICAN 3-174. 24.

Note - The AIF Project has incorrect information regarding date of death, age & place of burial.

Born at Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England (22.8.1880? or 22.8.1883? - place and date unconfirmed) to George Phillip and Emily Parsons; husband of Elinor Maud Parsons nee Ryan (married Coonable, N.S.W.? died 1966, sleeping at Rookwood Cemetery, N.S.W.), John enlisted April 1916 at Dubbo, N.S.W.

Admitted to hospital 2.4.1917 (diarrhea), 23.4.1917 (bronchitis), 8.10.1917 (septic knee), 22.6.1918 (influenza).

John was invalided home February 1919, being discharged medically unfit (chronic rheumatism) on the 21st March 1919.

I have not located Mr. Parson’s name inscribed on any known War Memorial or Roll of Honour.

I have placed poppies at John’s gravesite in remembrance of his service and sacrifice for God, King & Country.

Service record states Died after Discharge, 22/7/1947.

Plaque had been installed in the New South Wales Garden of Remembrance.

Many thanks to Mr. Parson's Great Grandson John Mayo and Val Walker for the notification.

Lest We Forget.

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