We remember Hardy Falconer Parsons

We remember Hardy Falconer Parsons

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Timeline

Timeline

 
1897
birth Rishton Lancashire United Kingdom Source:8494061 Source:6647117 1897
1899
sibling Ewart Moulton Hardy Source:9164062 1899
1901
dates Age 3 Source:6647117 1901
1901
location 43, Drayton Park, Islington United Kingdom parents address Source:6647117 1901
1911
location 20, St Georges Road, St Annes on Sea United Kingdom parents address Source:6647126 1911
1917
service British Army Second Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment Source:9164080 25th January 1917
1917
awards Victoria Cross (VC) British Award/Decoration Source:9164074 20th August 1917
1917
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:9164074 20th August 1917
1917
education Medicine Bristol University Bristol United Kingdom Source:6647136 1917
education Kingswood School Bath United Kingdom Source:7151490
service British Army Second Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment 1st/2nd Battalion, attd. 14th (Service) Battalion Source:9164074
1917
death Killed in Action Epehy France Source:7151490 Source:6647148 21st August 1917
burial Villers-Faucon Communal Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme A16. Villers-Faucon Communal Cemetery,Somme,France France A. 16. Source:7151490 Source:6647148

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Hardy Falconer
Initials HF
Last Name Parsons,
Source 9164070
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
20, St Georges Road, St Annes on Sea United Kingdom parents address known 1911
43, Drayton Park, Islington United Kingdom parents address known 1901
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Gloucestershire Regiment Second Lieutenant
British Army Gloucestershire Regiment 1st/2nd Battalion, attd. 14th (Service) Battalion Second Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
VC British Award/Decoration
Victoria Cross (VC) British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
James Ash Parsons father
Henrietta Sophia Parsons mother
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Ewart Moulton Hardy brother 1899

Media

Media

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  • Second Lieutenant Hardy F Parsons V.C.
    Second Lieutenant Hardy Falconer Parsons V.C. in the uniform of the Gloucestershire Regiment

    Contributed by:
    Anne1202

  • The Drive Methodist Church Memorial Board
    Wooden memorial board with names of dead and full roll of honour of those who served. Photographs of those who died.

    Contributed by:
    Fiona12861

  • The Drive Methodist Church Memorial East Window
    East window in the church the central image being a picture of the women being told by the angel that Jesus Christ had risen: "He is not here for He is risen". 13 names of the dead are written at the bottom of the central two sections of the window.

    Contributed by:
    Fiona12861

  • Ministers at The Drive Methodist Church, St Annes.
    Shows a list of all the ministers at the church since 1888, including Rev J Ash Parsons, the father of Hardy and Ewart Parsons, who served here rom 1909 to 1912.

    Contributed by:
    Fiona12861

  • Hardy Parsons
    One of the 13 photographs of the dead surrounding the wooden memorial board at The Drive Methodist Church, St Annes-on-Sea, Lancs. Board also includes a full roll of honour of those who served.

    Contributed by:
    Fiona12861

  • Gloucestershire Regiment
    Badge/emblem [as used on his CWGC headstone in Villers-Faucon Communal Cemetery, France]

    Contributed by:
    R58235

  • CWGC Villers-Faucon Cemetery

    Contributed by:
    Robert74668

  • Memorial on Brother's Gravestone
    Memorial to Hardy Parsons on the grave of his brother Ewart Parsons at Canford Lane Cemetery, Bristol, section N, grave 5.

    Contributed by:
    Fiona12861

  • Names on Memorial Window (second light from left)
    Shows the names inscribed on the second light from left of the Memorial East Window.

    Contributed by:
    Fiona12861

  • Names in 2nd Light from Right of Memorial Window
    Second light from right of Memorial East Window

    Contributed by:
    Fiona12861

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Anne1202
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Anne1202
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Anne1202
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription MARY2719
Victoria Cross Recipients 1854-2006 Transcription Fiona12861

External Evidence

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Gloucestershires Officers Died 1917 Anne1202
Lieutenant Ewart Moulton Parsons (Find a Grave) [his brother] R58235
Hardy Falconer Parsons (Find a Grave) R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 17 OCTOBER, 1917 - Victoria Cross (with citation) R58235
EDINBURGH GAZETTE, APRIL 2, 1919 - Details of V.C. R58235
MIC image (Ancestry) R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 15 FEBRUARY, 1917 - Second Lieutenant R58235

Multimedia

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Second Lieutenant Hardy F Parsons V.C. Anne1202
The Drive Methodist Church Memorial Board Fiona12861
The Drive Methodist Church Memorial East Window Fiona12861
Ministers at The Drive Methodist Church, St Annes. Fiona12861
Hardy Parsons Fiona12861
Gloucestershire Regiment R58235
CWGC Villers-Faucon Cemetery Robert74668
Memorial on Brother's Gravestone Fiona12861
Names on Memorial Window (second light from left) Fiona12861
Names in 2nd Light from Right of Memorial Window Fiona12861

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