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Private 8995 George PARSONS - 3rd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment
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Theatre
France & Flanders
Medals
1914 Star, British War and Victory Medals
Medal Citation (if app)
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Enlisted Date/Place
4 Aug 1914 or before
Commonwealth War Graves Page
Bailleul Communal Cemetery ExtSWFHS War Memorial(s)
Aston Cantlow and Wootton Wawen
Other War Memorial(s)
Previous Regiments/Units
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Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
George arrived in France on the 12 Aug 1914.It is not clear on what day George was wounded and the war diary places him at Dickebush and La Clytte on the 21st to the 23rd May when casualties were incurred and on the 24th May he was in trenches at E Vierstraat when again there are recorded casualties. Click map below. After he wounded he was taken to Bailleul which was home to the 2nd, 3rd, 8th, 11th, 53rd, 1st Canadian and 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Stations. It is not known at which of these George died.
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| Personal & Family History |
Birth Date & Place
Jan Qtr 1881 Aston Cantlow
Baptism Date & Place
22 Jun 1881 Aston Cantlow St. John
Parents
Charles and Elizabeth Parsons
Wife & Marriage
Caroline nee Checketts
Jul Qtr 1914 at Loxley
Children
Winifred Evelyn b 15 Oct 1914
Occupation(s)
- 1901 Carter on farm
- 1911 General Labourer
Schools & Colleges
Address History
- 1891 - Aston Cantlow
- 1901 - Mudd Lane, Aston Cantlow
- 1911 - Wilmcote
- 1914 - South View, Wootton Wawen
Other Information
George is not to be confused with another George Parsons b1877 at Aston Cantlow to William and Agnes Parsons
