| Regimental number | 25/903 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Kawa Kawa |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 29.11 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, W F Parsons, Tapuhi, Whangarei |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| A Company, 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, left Wellington on board three ships (HMNZT 42 'Ulimaroa', HMNZT 43 'Mokoia', and HMNZT 44 'Navua'), It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William F. and Mary Parsons, Tapuhi, Hukerenui, North Auckland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 5 February 1916; disembarked Suez, 13 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 7 April 1916. Admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 11 July 1916 (measles), and transferred to No 7 General Hospital, St Omer; discharged to details, 18 July 1916; rejoined unit, in the field, 19 July 1916. Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 9 May 1917 (mumps); discharged, 19 May 1917; rejoined unit, 21 May 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 14 July 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 1 August 1917. Detached to 2nd Field Company, NZ Engineers, 6 August 1917; rejoined unit, 26 August 1917. Detached to Brigade School, 28 September 1917; rejoined unit, 5 October 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. War service: 2 years 3 days (of which 1 year 230 days was abroad) OC, 3rd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, reported burial, Passchendaele, map reference Sheet 20, 8.28.D.3; grave subsequently lost. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 4 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21384258 |