James Henry PARSONS

PARSONS, James Henry

    Service Number: 7539
    Enlisted: 15 June 1917, Allocated to 25th Reinforcement’s of the 5th Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 5th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Launceston, Tasmania Australia, date not yet discovered
    Home Town: South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria
    Schooling: Launceston State School, Tasmania Australia
    Occupation: Miner
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    World War 1 Service

    15 Jun 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7539, 5th Infantry Battalion, Allocated to 25th Reinforcement’s of the 5th Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp
    4 Aug 1917: Involvement Private, 7539, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
    4 Aug 1917: Embarked Private, 7539, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
    10 Jan 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Detention Barracks, Transferred to Detention Barracks UK Illegal Absentee Charged 70 days cells 121 days pay
    16 Mar 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of Battalion in the field France
    22 Sep 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7539, 5th Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, Gunshot wounds shoulder Dislocation of shoulder joint Wounded in Action transferred to Bath War Hospital UK treatment and convalescence
    21 Dec 1918: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7539, 5th Infantry Battalion, RTA 3MD Melbourne medically unfit GSW Right shoulder and fracture HT Namari
    27 Feb 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7539, 5th Infantry Battalion, Discharged 3MD Melbourne medically unfit GSW Right Shoulder and fractured

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