Johnson Lindsay Rowlett Parsons
Johnson Lindsay Rowlett Parsons CMG, DSO | |
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Born | January 8, 1876 Orangeville, Ontario, Canada |
Died | October 3, 1935 Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada |
Allegiance | Canada |
Service/ | Corps of Guides (Canada) |
Years of service | 1898-1919, 1931 |
Rank | Brigadier |
Johnson Lindsay Rowlett Parsons (January 8, 1876 – October 3, 1935) was a Canadian
Education and professional life
Parsons was born on 8 Jan 1876 in
Parsons settled in Regina in 1904 and was with his brother Wellington Parsons in the firm Parsons Construction and Engineering Company Limited. Parsons was appointed the first President of the Saskatchewan Land Surveyors Association upon its inauguration in 1910. Also in 1910 he married Minnie Weldon from Shediac, New Brunswick. They had two children, a daughter Alma Kathleen and a son Rowlett Haliburton Parsons.[1]
Military career
Parsons first joined the
Appointed as the senior Canadian Corps intelligence officer from October 1916 until June 1917, he took over from Lt.-Col. Mitchell, another former Corps of Guides officer. Parsons, along with Mitchell, were instrumental in establishing the Canadian Corps' intelligence organization and architecture.[4] S.R. Elliot credited him with much of the intelligence behind the planning for the Canadian offensive of 1917 which included the Battle of Vimy Ridge.[5]
In June 1917 he was seriously injured in France near Camblain L’Abbe. His injuries were described as: “a cerebral concussion and abrasion with a possible fracture of the skull.”[3]
Throughout the war he also work as a member of the Canadian Corps HQ, and Headquarters of the 2nd, 1st and 5th Canadian Divisions. He finished the war in the Canadian Section GHQ 1st Echelon and finished the war as Colonel.[3]
Post-war life
After the war Parsons was again active in his engineering company and other interests until his retirement in 1925.
Johnson Lindsay Rowlett Parsons died on 10 March 1935 at Saint John, New Brunswick.
Honours and awards
- Companion of the Order of St Michael & St George (1919)[6]
- Distinguished Service Order (1917)[7]
- Légion d'honneur, Croix du Chevaliers (France) (1919)[8]
- Croix de Guerre (Belgium)
- Mention in dispatches (1916,[9] 1918,[10] 1918,[11] 1919[12])
References
- ^ a b c d "Johnson Lindsay Rowlett Parsons". SLSA. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ISBN 978-0-9690547-0-2.
- ^ a b c Canada, Library and Archives (2016-06-29). "Personnel Record FWW Item". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ^ "- Canadian Military Intelligence Association - L'Association Canadienne du Renseignement Militaire". www.cmia-acrm.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ISBN 978-1-7751136-0-7.
- ^ "The London Gazette". January 1, 1919. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ^ "The London Gazette". January 1, 1917. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ^ "The London Gazette". January 29, 1919. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ^ "The London Gazette". November 13, 1916. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ^ "The London Gazette". May 28, 1918. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ^ "The London Gazette". December 27, 1918. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ^ "The London Gazette". July 11, 1919. Retrieved November 1, 2023.