William Clement PARSONS
B: 26th Apr 1886 D: 27th Oct 1958
Born: 26th Apr 1886
Died: 27th Oct 1958 at Springbank, SA age 72
Father: James Clarke PARSONS B: 2nd May 1862 D: .
Mother: Ruphina BRALLA B: D:
Wife: Dulcie Hannah WARD B: . D:
Married: 11th Jun 1924 at Methodist Church Hawker
Children:
Olive
Ursula Raphina PARSONS B: 30th Mar 1925 at Hawker, SA D:
Marjorie
War: WW1
Service Number: 1192
Service: Army
Rank: Corporal
Prior Occupation: Teamster
Date of Enlistment: 29th Jan 1915
Age on Enlistment: 28yrs 8 months
Unit on Enlistment: 3rd Light Horse
Theatre of War: Gallipoli, France
WW1 Service Records William Clement PARSONS 1192
26th Aug 1915 – Embarked Australia
13th Nov 1915 – Joined unit at Gallipoli
20th Dec 1915 – Disembarked at Alexandria from Gallipoli
17th Mar 1916 – Joined Western Front in France
7th Sep 1918 – Awarded Military Medal for Gallantry and devotion to duty in the field
15th May 1919 – Embarked “HT Orari” for Australia
None known.