PARSONS J.J.

Given Names:  John Joseph

Service Number:  50126

Unit:  1st General (Victorian) Reinforcements                                                                    

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number:  610888

Age:  18 Yrs   

Occupation:  Railway Employee                                                                                      

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  3½ In                  

Weight:  123 Lbs

Chest:  33-36 In

Hair:  Black

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Medium

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  25/9/1917

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  GUARDIAN  Thomas M Armstrong

106 Packington Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                

Embarkation Date:  21/3/1918

Port:  Sydney  

Ship:  HMAT Persic A34

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Ceramic

Embarked:  25/1/1919                               

Disembarked:  23/3/1919

Unit:  22nd Battalion                                                                                                                     

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  6/5/1919                         

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  73521

Victory Medal:  69732

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  14/12/1899

Place:  Richmond, Victoria                       

Father:   UNKNOWN                               

Mother:  Josephine Lillian PARSONS

MARRIAGE

Year:  1923     

Place:             

Spouse: Jessie Martha CRAVEN

DEATH

Date or Year: 3/11/1985                                 

Place: Mont Park, Victoria                        

Burial:  Fawkner Cemetery, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 3/10/1918; gun shot wound, chest

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:  V359244                                     

Date Enlisted:  13/7/1943                                        

Date Discharged:  5/6/1945

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