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Born: 8 July 1892
Died: 7 June 1976
Awarded the Military Cross...
"...for marked gallantry and dash. On 13th September, 1918 south of Jeancourt, during minor operations against the enemy trench, his platoon came under direct machine-gun fire from all communication trenches at about 100 yards range. He worked forward under cover of communication trench to within 50 yards of the gun, and, in springing into the open, he shot the man on the gun with his revolver, wheron the remainder of the crew surrendered. His platoon then moved forward, occupied and consolidated the post".
Extract from the Second Supplement, No. 31480 to the London Gazette, dated 30th July, 1919.
Two of Harold Parle's brothers also enlisted in WW1 - Septimus Charles (Sep) Parle (15563) whose photo is also on the [Mosman pictorial] boards and Frederick Octavius Parle (26395) who was awarded a Military Medal. (Source: Geraldine Walsh)
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- Sgt. H.W. Parle (photograph)
- PARLE Harold William : Service Number - Lieutenant : Place of Birth - Sydney NSW : Place of Enlistment - Holdsworthy (Holsworthy) NSW : Next of Kin - (Mother) PARLE Elizabeth (item)
- Discovering Anzacs - Harold William Parle (webpage)
- PROMOTIONS. (newspaper article)
- PRESENTATIONS AT LIVERPOOL CAMP. (newspaper article)
- WAR CASUALTIES. (newspaper article)
- 401st CASUALTY LIST. NEW SOUTH WALES. WOUNDED. (newspaper article)
- SOCIAL NEWS AND GOSSIP. (newspaper article)
- WEDDING. (newspaper article)
- Lieut. and Mrs. Harold Parle (newspaper article)
- Commemorations
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- PARLE H. W. on the North Face of the Mosman War Memorial
- PARLE, H.W. on the Mosman Rowing Club Roll of Honour 1914-1918