Private

John Gifford Wilmot Parsons

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of James Henry Wilmot Parsons and Margaret Parsons, of Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
38741
Name:
John Gifford Wilmot Parsons
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
30 June 1896
Place of Birth: 
Wellington, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mr James Henry W. Parsons (father), 86 Victoria Road, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
86 Victoria Road, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Clerk
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
20 July 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 February 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 77
Vessel:
Mokoia
Destination:
Plymouth, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. B. 4.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
John Gifford Wilmot Parsons
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