Jack PARSONS

Regimental number21083
OccupationBlacksmith
Next of kinSister, Miss Winnie Parsons, 4 Ponsonby Road, Auckland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 10th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Aparima on 19 August 1916
Medals

Military Medal

'During the attack on Messines Ridge on 7th June. He was one of the three Battalion runners who kept up communication when all other means failed. Under heavy shell fire all the time, he carried out his work with splendid courage and never failed to deliver messages under the most trying conditions.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 16 August 1917

SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 29