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World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment
Pte. Sidney Parry
British Aarmy 4th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment
from:Cradley, Worcestershire
(d.23rd Apr 1917)
A/L/Sgt. Thomas Oswell Parry
British Army 2/2nd (Welsh) Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps
from:Aberdare
Thomas Parry enlisted in the army at Cardiff on the 18 February 1915. He underwent a medical examination that day at the Cardiff RAMC(T) Depot. He was a shop assistant aged 29 years and eleven months. He was 5'4 1/2" tall. His weight was not recorded. His chest, fully expanded, was 36" with a range of expansion of 3". His physical development and eyesight were good. He joined the 2/2 Welsh Field Ambulance Corps. His regimental number was 2236 but this was crossed out (at a later date?) and amended to 366250.
On the 15th of March 1915 - He was at Aberystwyth with the 2nd Welsh Field Ambulance RAMC. Thomas arrived in France on the 20th of November 1915. He was subsequently awarded the 1915 star. (NB His unit was in Gallipoli, Egypt and Palestine so France may well be an error).
In about 1916 He saw service with the RAMC in Egypt and Gallipoli and from the 11th of June 1917 to 22nd of February 1919 he was admitted to hospital at various times suffering from dysentery. On the 11th of April 1919 he was invalided to England and on the 20th was admitted to the Kitchener Military Hospital in Brighton suffering from dysentery On the 28 May 1919 - He was classed as Biii at dispersal and was discharged on the 27th of June 1919 as an Acting Staff Sergeant in the RMC, Reg. No. 366250. By the 14th of November 1919 he had been sent the British Silver War Badge (awarded to those who survived the war but were discharged from the ranks due to injury or illness).
Pte. Thomas R. Parry
British Army Welch Regiment
Pte. Thomas Sydney Parry
British Army 1st Welsh Horse
from:Cardiff
Pte. Vincent Jones Parry
British Army 2nd Battalion Essex Regiment
from:St Pancras London
(d. 21st Apr 1918)
Pte Edwin Parsell
British Army 9th Btn Welsh Regiment
from:Ebbw Vale
(d.20th Sep 1917)
2nd Lt. Albert Jack Parslow
British Army 9th (Queen Victoria's Rifles) Btn. London Regiment
from:27 Eden Street, Kingston-upon-Thames
(d.10th Oct 1916)
Master. Frederick Daniel Parslow VC
Mercantile Marine HMT Anglo Californian
(d.4th July 1915)
Frederick Parslow Died 04/07/1915, Age: 59. he is buried in Cobh Old Church Cemetery in Ireland.
The London Gazette dated 24th May 1919 records the following:- "For most conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when in command of the Horse Transport "Anglo Californian" on the 4th July 1915. At 8am on 4th July 1915 a large submarine was sighted on the port beam at the distance of one mile. The ship, which was entirely unarmed, was immediately manoevred to bring the submarine astern; every effort was made to increase speed, and a S.O.S. call was sent out by wireless, an answer being received by a man-of war. At 9a.m. the submarine opened fire making occasional hits until 10.30a.m. meanwhile Lieutenant Parslow constantly altered course and kept the submarine astern. At 10.30a.m. the enemy hoisted the signal to abandon the vessel as fast as possible and in order to save life Lt. Parslow decided to obey and stopped engines to give as many of the crew as wished the opportunity to get away in the boats. On receiving a wireless message from a destroyer however urging him to hold on for as long as possible he decided to get way on the ship again. The submarine then opened a heavy fire on the bridge and boats with guns and rifles wrecking the upper bridge, killing Lt. Parslow and carrying away one of the port davits causing the boat to drop into the sea and throwing its occupants into the water. At about 11a.m. two destroyers arrived on the scene and the submarine dived. Throughout the attack Lt. Parslow remained on the bridge on which the enemy fire was concentrated entirely without protection and by his magnificent heroism succeeded, at the cost of his own life, in saving a valuable ship and cargo for his own country. He set a splendid example to the officers and men of the Mercantile Marine."
Lt. Frederick Daniel Parslow VC
Royal Navy HMT Anglo Californian
(d.4th Jul 1915)
Master Frederick Parslow VC died on 4th July 1915, aged 59, and is buried in the Cobh Old Church Cemetery, in Cork, Ireland.
The London Gazette dated 24th May 1919 records the following:- "For most conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when in command of the Horse Transport Anglo Californian on the 4th July 1915. At 8am on 4th July 1915 a large submarine was sighted on the port beam at the distance of one mile. The ship, which was entirely unarmed, was immediately manoevred to bring the submarine astern; every effort was made to increase speed, and a S.O.S. call was sent out by wireless, an answer being received by a man-of war. At 9a.m. the submarine opened fire making occasional hits until 10.30a.m. meanwhile Lieutenant Parslow constantly altered course and kept the submarine astern. At 10.30a.m. the enemy hoisted the signal to abandon the vessel as fast as possible and in order to save life Lt. Parslow decided to obey and stopped engines to give as many of the crew as wished the opportunity to get away in the boats. On receiving a wireless message from a destroyer however urging him to hold on for as long as possible he decided to get way on the ship again. The submarine then opened a heavy fire on the bridge and boats with guns and rifles wrecking the upper bridge, killing Lt. Parslow and carrying away one of the port davits causing the boat to drop into the sea and throwing its occupants into the water. At about 11a.m. two destroyers arrived on the scene and the submarine dived. Throughout the attack Lt. Parslow remained on the bridge on which the enemy fire was concentrated entirely without protection and by his magnificent heroism succeeded, at the cost of his own life, in saving a valuable ship and cargo for his own country. He set a splendid example to the officers and men of the Mercantile Marine."
Pte. Albert Parsonage
British Army 27th Btn. Manchester Regiment
from:Ardwick, Manchester
My great-grandfather Albert Parsonage served in the 27th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. In 1916, Albert was in G Company stayed in No. 3 tent. He was part of the British Expeditionary Forces and served in France where he was taken as a POW in March 1918. At that time he was serving with 1/7th Manchester Regiment. He was a POW until January 1919 when he arrived back in London and was transferred to Woodcote Park Military Convalescent Hospital.
Pte. Frederick Montague Parsonage
British Army Welch Regiment
from:Liverpool
Sgt. John Parsonage
British Army 3rd Btn. South Lancashire Regiment
from:Liverpool
John Parsonage enlisted in the South Lancashire Regiment at the age of 20 and was posted to Rhanikhet, India where he served for 11 years rising to the rank of Sergeant. He re-enlisted in February 1915 and his unit was sent to serve in France on the Somme and at Ypres. He was wounded in action and taken prisoner and sent to Giessen POW camp. His injuries were severe and in view of the poor medical treatment he was eventually transferred to the Swiss internment camp at Chateau D'Oex for the duration.
Sgt. A. J. Parsons
British Army 11th Btn. Rifle Bgde.
Sgt. Parsons was a prisoner at Koln POW camp.
Capt. A. G. Parsons
British Army 173rd Brigade Royal Field Artillery
Captain Parsons served with B Battery, 173rd Brigade RFA. He was wounded on 30th November 1917.
Pte. Archibald Thomas Parsons
British Army 2nd Btn. Coldstream Guards
from:Devon
(d.9th Oct 1917)
Capt. Edgar Vincent Peter Parsons
British Army 3rd Btn. Worcestershire Regiment
from:32 The Tything, Worcester
(d.26th Apr 1918)
Edgar Vincent Peter Parsons was born at Worcester on June 14th 1893, son of John Parsons. He was Roman Catholic and member of St. George's Church, Worcester. He was educated at Stonyhurst College, Lancashire, entering in 1903 and leaving in 1910 to enter an engineering apprentice programme.
Edgar enlisted in September 1914 in 4th Public Schools Battalion, Royal Fusiliers and Commissioned 5th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment, later attached to the 2nd battalion. He was wounded in action with the 2nd Battalion on November 5th 1916 in trenches before Le Transloy on the Somme. After hospitalization he was attached to the 3rd Battalion, Worcesters, February 1917. During the Battle of Messines on June 7th he was MID for leading a carrying part of 80 ORs. He was promoted to Captain on June 22nd, 1917.
About 5a.m. on April 26th 1918 at the Second Battle of Kemmel he was wounded in the leg by a MG bullet, likely just northwest of Kemmel Village. Due to the circumstances of the battle it was not possible to rescue him from the battlefield and he was initially listed as wounded and missing, later changed to killed in action. Captain Parsons has no known grave.
Gunner George Walter Henry Parsons
Royal Garrison Artillery 61 Bty.
from:Portland, Dorset
My father in law, Gnr George Parsons served in what the documents describe as 'C/61, RGA.' He was medically evacuated from France in about April 1918 having been a victim of a gas attack. I would really like to know where this gas attack took place and what the action was called, if possible. He lived on, in sickness, until dying in 1961 in Portland, Dorset. Any information regarding this action gratefully received.
Sgt. George William Parsons
British Army 13th Btn. Gloucestershire Regiment
from:Werburghs, Bristol
(d.22nd March 1918)
George Parsons died on the 22nd of March 1918, aged 33 and is buried in the Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension in France. He was the son of John and Minnie Parsons, of 65 Sevier St., Bristol and husband of Lily Gertrude Parsons, of 1 Lancaster Rd., St. Werburghs, Bristol
2nd Lt. Hardy Falconer Parsons VC.
British Army 1st/2nd Btn. att 14th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment
from:London
(d.21st Aug 1917)
Hardy Parsons died of wounds on 21st of August 1917, aged 20 and is buried in the Villers-Faucon Communal Cemetery in France. He was the son of the Rev. and Mrs. J. Ash Parsons, of Leysian Mission, City Rd., London. Educated at Kingswood School, Bath, he was amedical Student at Bristol University, preparing for Medical Missionary Work
An extract from "The London Gazette," dated 17th Oct., 1917, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery during a night attack by a strong party of the enemy on a bombing post held by his command. The bombers holding the block were forced back, but Second Lieutenant Parsons remained at his post, and, single-handed, and although severely scorched and burnt by liquid fire, he continued to hold up the enemy with bombs until severely wounded. This very gallant act of self-sacrifice and devotion to duty undoubtedly delayed the enemy long enough to allow of the organisation of a bombing party, which succeeded in driving back the enemy before they could enter any portion of the trenches. The gallant officer succumbed to his wounds."
L/Bmbdr. Harry Parsons
British Army 173rd Brigade, A Â Bty Royal Field Artillery
(d.11th May 1918)
Lance Bombardier Harry Parsons was aged 28 when he died. He was the son of Mrs Mary Ann Parsons, 76 Green Hill Grove, Manor Park, London. He is buried in Woodgrange Park, East Ham, London, Grave 23.7224.
Sgt. John Ashton Parsons MSM.
British Army 207th Norwich Field Coy. Royal Engineers
from:Harrow
Jack Parsons is my Grandfather. He had three brothers, Fred, William and Ben. All four fought in, and survived WWI. In The Gazette on the 3rd of June 1919, it was noted that Jack had been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal. Pre-war, Jack had been a Private Secretary at Norwich Cathedral and post-war he had a career at Armstrong Cork Company. Jack died shortly after retirement in 1965.
Pte. John Parsons
British Army 8th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps
from:Birmingham
(d.24th Aug 1916)
Pte. Reginald Parsons
British Army 1/4th (City of Bristol) Btn. Gloucestershire Regiment
from:Totterdown, Bristol
(d.13th Apr 1917)
L/Cpl. Robert William Parsons
British Army 3rd Btn. Border Regiment
from:Poplar, Middlesex
Pte. Victor M. Parsons MM.
British Army 1st Btn. Essex Regiment
from:Harwich,
"At Monchy-le-Preux on 14th of April 1917, when an attack had failed and the Germans were advancing on the village, he displayed the greatest gallantry as one of a small party hastily collected to oppose the hostile advance. This party maintained itself in the face of overwhelming odds, inflicted heavy losses on the enemy, and completely checked him on this part of the line." London Gazette, 9th of July 1917.
After his Battalion was wiped out during a counter-attack, Victor Parsons, with a collection of eleven officers and men from the Newfoundland Regiment, proceeded to hold off a German advance until reinforcements arrived after eleven hours. For this action, he was awarded the Military Medal.
Mjr. William Edward Parsons
British Army Irish Guards
from:Birr, Co. Offaly
(d.10th June 1918)
The 5th Earl of Rosse, Major Parsons was the son of Laurence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse, husband of Countess of Rosse (nee Frances Lois Listerkaye). He was aged 44 when he died from wounds received in action and is buried in the family plot in the Birr Old Graveyard, Co. Offaly, Ireland.
Pte. William George Parsons
British Army 1st Btn. Hampshire Regiment
(d.4th July 1916)
William Parsons served with the 1st Battalion Hampshire Regiment during WW1. He succumbed to injuries sustained during the Battle of the Somme and passed away on 4th of July 1916 at the age of 22.
Pte. William Partington
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Pte. Daniel Partis
British Army 11th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment
(d.30th Mar 1918)
Cpl. Robert Partis
British Army 13th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Blyth
Robert Partis was my grandfather. He emigrated to Australia with his family in 1931 and lived at Hemmant, a suburb of Brisbane. On the death of his last child, a daughter who was the last member of her generation in the family, as I was the eldest of the next generation I inherited an illuminated address thanking Robert for his service in the 13th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers in WW1, presented to him by the citizens of Blyth, Northumberland. Before that I had no idea that he had been in the army during that conflict.
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