| Regimental number | 38741 |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Next of kin | Father, J H W Parsons, 86 Victoria Road, Devonport, Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 22nd Reinforcements, E Company (Unattached) |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Mokoia on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Mud Corner Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No 4), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James Henry Wilmot Parsons and Margaret Parsons, Auckland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 17 |