Awards /Honours:--- Military Medal
'The above men [PARSONS, 844 R.C. LAING, 1981 G. NELSON, 3798 P.J. COUCH, 4470 D. McQUEEN, 4509 R.G. McSHANE, 1797 W.R. FOWLER] distinguished themselves in action in the captured trenches near BULLECOURT on 3rd May 1917, by the gallantry and determination with which they continued to serve their mortars throughout the day and night until relieved at dawn on the 5th. On no occasion was a request for fire not complied with, though the battery suffered severe losses (over half its numbers). No chance of observing fire or getting targets was thrown away and the casualties the Battery inflicted on the enemy were certainly very heavy. On one occasion a hostile party was barraged first in front, then in rear, and when brought to halt blown out without a survivor. In this the above N.C.O.s and men played a prominent part.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 189
Date: 8 November 1917
Medals/ Awards:--- Croix de Guerre,(France) 'For conspicuous gallantry at Les Boeufs when in charge of a Stokes Mortar.' Recommendation date: 20 January 1917.
~~~~~PARSONS, William_Australian Imperial Force_ AIF_The Great War. (Service)~~~~~
Parents:--- Benjamin John and Julia Parsons, of Trafalgar, Victoria
Australian Imperial Force Regimemtal No:--- 970, (22nd Battalion, D Company).
Religion:--- Church of England
Trade/Calling:--- Labourer
Martial status:--- single
Home Town:--- Camperdown, Corangamite, Victoria
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr Benjamin John Parsons, Weerite, Victoria.
Attested into AIF:--- 25th January 1915 in Melbourne, Victoria.
Age on enlistment:--- 21 years and 6 months.
Rank on enlistment:--- Private
Final Posting:--- 22nd Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Melbourne, Victoria, aboard HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915.
Final Rank:--- Second Lieutenant
Fate:-- Killed In Action_ Belgium_ 26th March 1918.
Burial:--- : Berks Cemetery Extension, Arrondissement de Mouscron, Hainaut, Belgium
'The above men [PARSONS, 844 R.C. LAING, 1981 G. NELSON, 3798 P.J. COUCH, 4470 D. McQUEEN, 4509 R.G. McSHANE, 1797 W.R. FOWLER] distinguished themselves in action in the captured trenches near BULLECOURT on 3rd May 1917, by the gallantry and determination with which they continued to serve their mortars throughout the day and night until relieved at dawn on the 5th. On no occasion was a request for fire not complied with, though the battery suffered severe losses (over half its numbers). No chance of observing fire or getting targets was thrown away and the casualties the Battery inflicted on the enemy were certainly very heavy. On one occasion a hostile party was barraged first in front, then in rear, and when brought to halt blown out without a survivor. In this the above N.C.O.s and men played a prominent part.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 189
Date: 8 November 1917
Medals/ Awards:--- Croix de Guerre,(France) 'For conspicuous gallantry at Les Boeufs when in charge of a Stokes Mortar.' Recommendation date: 20 January 1917.
~~~~~PARSONS, William_Australian Imperial Force_ AIF_The Great War. (Service)~~~~~
Parents:--- Benjamin John and Julia Parsons, of Trafalgar, Victoria
Australian Imperial Force Regimemtal No:--- 970, (22nd Battalion, D Company).
Religion:--- Church of England
Trade/Calling:--- Labourer
Martial status:--- single
Home Town:--- Camperdown, Corangamite, Victoria
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr Benjamin John Parsons, Weerite, Victoria.
Attested into AIF:--- 25th January 1915 in Melbourne, Victoria.
Age on enlistment:--- 21 years and 6 months.
Rank on enlistment:--- Private
Final Posting:--- 22nd Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Melbourne, Victoria, aboard HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915.
Final Rank:--- Second Lieutenant
Fate:-- Killed In Action_ Belgium_ 26th March 1918.
Burial:--- : Berks Cemetery Extension, Arrondissement de Mouscron, Hainaut, Belgium
Awards /Honours:--- Military Medal
'The above men [PARSONS, 844 R.C. LAING, 1981 G. NELSON, 3798 P.J. COUCH, 4470 D. McQUEEN, 4509 R.G. McSHANE, 1797 W.R. FOWLER] distinguished themselves in action in the captured trenches near BULLECOURT on 3rd May 1917, by the gallantry and determination with which they continued to serve their mortars throughout the day and night until relieved at dawn on the 5th. On no occasion was a request for fire not complied with, though the battery suffered severe losses (over half its numbers). No chance of observing fire or getting targets was thrown away and the casualties the Battery inflicted on the enemy were certainly very heavy. On one occasion a hostile party was barraged first in front, then in rear, and when brought to halt blown out without a survivor. In this the above N.C.O.s and men played a prominent part.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 189
Date: 8 November 1917
Medals/ Awards:--- Croix de Guerre,(France) 'For conspicuous gallantry at Les Boeufs when in charge of a Stokes Mortar.' Recommendation date: 20 January 1917.
~~~~~PARSONS, William_Australian Imperial Force_ AIF_The Great War. (Service)~~~~~
Parents:--- Benjamin John and Julia Parsons, of Trafalgar, Victoria
Australian Imperial Force Regimemtal No:--- 970, (22nd Battalion, D Company).
Religion:--- Church of England
Trade/Calling:--- Labourer
Martial status:--- single
Home Town:--- Camperdown, Corangamite, Victoria
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr Benjamin John Parsons, Weerite, Victoria.
Attested into AIF:--- 25th January 1915 in Melbourne, Victoria.
Age on enlistment:--- 21 years and 6 months.
Rank on enlistment:--- Private
Final Posting:--- 22nd Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Melbourne, Victoria, aboard HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915.
Final Rank:--- Second Lieutenant
Fate:-- Killed In Action_ Belgium_ 26th March 1918.
Burial:--- : Berks Cemetery Extension, Arrondissement de Mouscron, Hainaut, Belgium
'The above men [PARSONS, 844 R.C. LAING, 1981 G. NELSON, 3798 P.J. COUCH, 4470 D. McQUEEN, 4509 R.G. McSHANE, 1797 W.R. FOWLER] distinguished themselves in action in the captured trenches near BULLECOURT on 3rd May 1917, by the gallantry and determination with which they continued to serve their mortars throughout the day and night until relieved at dawn on the 5th. On no occasion was a request for fire not complied with, though the battery suffered severe losses (over half its numbers). No chance of observing fire or getting targets was thrown away and the casualties the Battery inflicted on the enemy were certainly very heavy. On one occasion a hostile party was barraged first in front, then in rear, and when brought to halt blown out without a survivor. In this the above N.C.O.s and men played a prominent part.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 189
Date: 8 November 1917
Medals/ Awards:--- Croix de Guerre,(France) 'For conspicuous gallantry at Les Boeufs when in charge of a Stokes Mortar.' Recommendation date: 20 January 1917.
~~~~~PARSONS, William_Australian Imperial Force_ AIF_The Great War. (Service)~~~~~
Parents:--- Benjamin John and Julia Parsons, of Trafalgar, Victoria
Australian Imperial Force Regimemtal No:--- 970, (22nd Battalion, D Company).
Religion:--- Church of England
Trade/Calling:--- Labourer
Martial status:--- single
Home Town:--- Camperdown, Corangamite, Victoria
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr Benjamin John Parsons, Weerite, Victoria.
Attested into AIF:--- 25th January 1915 in Melbourne, Victoria.
Age on enlistment:--- 21 years and 6 months.
Rank on enlistment:--- Private
Final Posting:--- 22nd Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Melbourne, Victoria, aboard HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915.
Final Rank:--- Second Lieutenant
Fate:-- Killed In Action_ Belgium_ 26th March 1918.
Burial:--- : Berks Cemetery Extension, Arrondissement de Mouscron, Hainaut, Belgium
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