Milton Frank Parsons

1884 - 1917  (33 years)

• Name	Milton Frank Parsons
  Birth	1884	Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, England, UK
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Somerset Light Infantry
  	News of Milton Parsons and his brothers, August 1917 Henbury Parish Magazine War Diary, August 23rd 1917. The Vicar, Charles Way, writes: A visit to Catbrain has given me information about many of our men. Of the Parsons brothers, Milton has been injured in the head, having been buried by the explosion of a shell; Edgar, in spite of four wounds at different times, is in France with his regiment; Tom is in hospital. Their brother Ernest was killed in August 1915. DEATH OF MILTON PARSONS, 12TH OCTOBER 1917 Henbury Parish Magazine War Diary, October 28th 1917: One of the first of the Henbury men to die in battle was Ernest Parsons, now the news has come of the death of his brother, Milton, who had been in hospital with other wounds, and had only just returned to the firing line. He leaves a wife, Ethel, and three children, Iris 5, Myrtle 4, and Alfred 3. HENBURY PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS OF SERVING MEN In Henbury Parish Magazine and War Diary for October 1916 the Vicar Charles Way announced the presentation of "Two Beautiful Albums to contain the portraits of our men on service". He listed the photographs already received, including one of Milton Parsons. Unfortunately, his photo, along with a number of others, is not identified. The album is held in the Bristol Records Office. https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/3412419
  Death	12 Oct 1917	Heudicourt, Somme, France
  Burial	Heudicourt, Somme, France
  	Address: Fins New British Cemetery, Sorel-Le-Grand, Somme, France
  Person ID	I76833	Lasbury Family
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024

  
  

  Wife	Ethel Frances Champ           b. 1884, Clutton, Somerset, England, UK
  Marriage	1905	Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK
  Children	1. Alfred Milton Ernest Parsons           b. 21 Nov 1907, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK           d. 1999, Somerset, England, UK (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F32034	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024

  
  

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  Birth - 1884 - Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, England, UK Marriage - 1905 - Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK Death - 12 Oct 1917 - Heudicourt, Somme, France Burial - Address: Fins New British Cemetery, Sorel-Le-Grand, Somme, France - - Heudicourt, Somme, France  = Link to Google Earth