Regimental number | 5343 |
Place of birth | Bournemouth, England |
School | Board School, Cromer, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 16 |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Shop assistant |
Address | Cottesloe, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, E T Parsons, Fremantle Road, Cottesloe, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Convalescent Depot, Harefield Park, London |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/84/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Field Ambulance |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Grandson of the late John James Gallehawk Naval Officer, a Crimean Veteran. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Glencourse Wood, near Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 23.9 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Menin Road South Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row T, Grave No. 40), Ypres, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 183 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edwin Thomas and Olive PARSONS, 26 Broome Street, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia. Native of Bournemouth, England |