PARSONSON, George


No.49160, Private, George PARSONSON
Aged 35


10th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers
formerly 37706, Prince of Wales' Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment)
formerly No.13389, Royal Fusiliers
Died of Illness on Monday, 24th February 1919


George Parsonson was born in Clare ( Risbridge Q4-1883 4A:596), son of James H and Ellen PARSONSON (née WALFORD).

1891 census...Aged 7 he was at Station Road, Clare with his father James H PARSONSON [39] basket maker born Sudbury; his mother Ellen [44] born Twinstead, Essex; sisters Caroline [18] born Long Melford and Ada [9] born Clare.

1901 census...Aged 17 a boot maker, he was at Malting Lane, Clare with his parents.

In 1908 he married Lizzie CATLING [14-7-1885] from Kedington.

1911 census...Aged 27, boot maker, he was at Nethergate Street, Clare with his wife Lizzie [26] born Kedington; son Alec John [2-11-1908] and daughter Marjorie Evelyn [9-5-1910], both born in Clare.

The pension card has his family at Church Street, Clare and records another son, Kenneth George [23-1-1917]


He enlisted in Clare.
He died in 46 Casualty Clearing Station, 7 miles from Abbeville, the result of the bronchial pneumonia.



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George Parsonson is buried in Pont-Remy British Cemetery, grave 1:B:13

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