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John William PARSONS
From the Oz Boer Data Base:
Surname PARSONS
Given Name(s) or Initial(s) John William
Regimental Number 120
Rank Trooper
Unit Name 1st South Australian Mounted Rifles
State SA
Extracts and Comments
(from Sources as shown)
Murray: PARSONS JW.
Newbury1: PARSON & given name(s), 1902 Coronation Contingent.
URL1: PARSONS JW 1902 Coronation Contingent.
URL2: PARSONS John William born 1878 at Victor Harbour SA farmer single, 1 year 9 months Yankalilla Mounted Rifles.
URL3: QSA & 1 clasp, invalided.
Source References
Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 346
Newbury1: South Australians and the South African War page(s) 30
Ad. Advertiser: Adelaide Advertiser newspaper date(s) 8.5.1902
Register: The Register newspaper South Australia 31.10.1899
Ad. Advertiser: Adelaide Advertiser newspaper date(s) 14.12.1901
External Link URL1 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4917283
External Link URL2 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article54853339
External Link URL3 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4871650
And from the Australian Light Horse Studies Centre
11th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF, "C" Squadron
Major John William PARSONS, a 36 year old Farmer from Yankalilla, South Australia. He enlisted on 18 March 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 10 July 1919.
11th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF, "C" Squadron, embarked from Brisbane, Queensland on board HMAT A7 Medic 2 June 1915.