Name
Joseph Frederick Leslie Parsons
20 Jun 1896
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
11/02/1917
20
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
3280
Honourable Artillery Company
2nd Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
GEZAINCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
II. F. 12.
France
Headstone Inscription
No Report
UK & Other Memorials
Not on the Little Heath memorials
Pre War
Joseph Frederick Leslie Parsons was born on 20 Jun 1896 in East Finchley (baptised 15 Jul 1896 at All Saints, Highgate) to Joseph Parsons, accountant & zinc merchant’s clerk and Laura Anne (nee Preston).
On the 1901 Census the family of parents, Joseph, Aleck H L (born 1901) together with a servant Polly Farrow were living at 71, Park Hall Road, East Finchley.
He attended King; College , Strand 1910-12.
On the 1911 Census the family of parents, Joseph and Aleck were living at the same address.
His parents came to live at "Kineton," Little Heath, Potters Bar,
Wartime Service
Joseph volunteered as Private 3280 in the Honourable Artillery Company which although providing 5 Batteries of Artillery also raised 2 Battalions of Infantry on 24 Mar 1915 he was posted to 3rd (Reserve) Battalion. Joseph had volunteered of overseas service and went to France with the newly raised 2nd Battalion departing Southampton on 1 Oct 1916 arriving at Le Havre on 3 Oct 1916. Joseph served as a Signaller.
Joseph contacted pneumonia and died at 29 Casualty Clearing Station at Doullens on 11 Feb 1917.
Additional Information
War Gratuity of £8 1s and arrears of £7 4s 3d was paid to his father.
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
Jonty Wild
