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Walter Parsons
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 01/07/1892 |
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Place of birth: Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Farmer |
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Religion: Church of England |
Army information
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Country: Canada |
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Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 552913 |
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Enlistment date: 7/03/1916 |
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Enlistment place: Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Light Horse (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 07/11/1917 |
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Place of death: Heine House, Passchendaele, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 25 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 10. |
Points of interest 3
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place | ||
| #3 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
"Killed in Action." Was acting as an ammunition packer for the 1st Canadian Machine Gun Brigade, during operatons at Passchendaele. On the evening of November 7th 1917, he was detailed for a carrying party and when quite close to the front line gun positions, he was killed by a high explosive shell. There were no marks on the body, he having apparently been killed by concussion.
More information 2
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1595145 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=18848b7e-9328-4ed6-a72c-6709bc33a50c |