PARSONS R.V.

Given Names:  Robert Vernon

Service Number:  3888

Unit:  8th Battalion, 12th reinforcements                                                                           

Rank:  Private  

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Age:  25 Yrs  10 Mths

Occupation:  Printer                                                                                                       

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Methodist

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  6 In                     

Weight:  122 Lbs

Chest:  33-35 In

Hair:  Brown

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Fresh

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  8/7/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  John George Parsons

22 Sterling Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                       

Embarkation Date:  23/11/1915

Port:  Adelaide 

Ship:  HMAT Ceramic A40

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Kanowna

Embarked:  14/1/1917                               

Disembarked:  8/3/1917

Unit:  8th Battalion                                                                                                                        

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  3/6/1917                         

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  9468

British War Medal:  29608

Victory Medal:  29399

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1889

Place:  Collingwood, Victoria                    

Father:  John George PARSONS             

Mother:  Mary Prowse BONE

MARRIAGE

Year:  1919     

Place:             

Spouse: Nancy CAMERON

DEATH

Date or Year: 30/7/1964                          

Place: Camberwell, Victoria                     

Burial:  Kew Cemetery, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 3/10/1916; gun shot wounds, both arms

MEMORIALS

Kew State School

Kew War Memorial

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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