The AIF Project

James PARSONS

Regimental number1816
Place of birthAngledoon New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Addressc/o Gravesend Station, Gravesend, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, W V Parsons, Gravesend Station, Gravesend, New South Wales
Enlistment date9 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 10 April 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll54th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 28 March 1917
Place of burialAchiet-Le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 2), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
159
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1815 Pte William Valentine, 16th Depot Unit of Supply, returned to Australia, 19 April 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Print format    


© The AIF Project 2024, UNSW Canberra. Not to be reproduced without permission.