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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Private Harold William Parsons |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Private |
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| Forename(s): |
Harold William |
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| Surname: |
Parsons |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
23235 |
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| First Known Rank: |
Lance Corporal |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Warehouseman |
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| Next of Kin: |
W.J. Smyth (uncle), 112 Crummer Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
4th Reinforcements 4th Battalion, H Company |
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| Embarkation Date: |
27 May 1916 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Willochra or Tofua |
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| Destination: |
Plymouth or Devonport, England |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
33 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
34 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Otago Infantry Regiment |
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| Place of Death: |
Somme, France |
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| Date of Death: |
15 September 1916 |
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| Year of Death: |
1916 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Description of Image: |
Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1916 |
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| Further References: |
Search http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz for information about this person's Military Personnel File. Use the Simple Search option. |
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| Sources Used: |
Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1917 |
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