Charles Berry Parsons (24 August 1903 – 12 July 1965) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby& Main (2009), p.650.
Family The son of Edward Charles Parsons (1870–1938),Deaths: Parsons, The Argus, (Wednesday, 14 December 1938), p.12. and Clarissa Helen Wright (1871–1946), née Wright,Marriage: Parsons—Wright, The Numurkah Leader, (Friday, 6 April 1900), p.4.Deaths: Parsons, The Argus, (Saturday, 1 June 1946), p.23. Charles Berry Parsons was born at Numurkah, Victoria on 24 August 1903.
He married Maude Florence Lydia Bartell (1910–1997) at Perth on 5 October 1935.The Social Round, The (Perth) Daily News, (Friday, 4 October 1935), p.11.
Football Renowned for his skill and his scrupulous fairness, he played at the highest level of Australian Rules football in three States — with Carlton in the VFL, with Sturt in the SANFL, and with Claremont in the WANFL — and, also, represented both the VFL and the SANFL in representative matches.Football: V.F.L. v. Bendigo, The Age, (Thursday, May 1929), p.5.The Teams, The Age, (Friday, 14 August 1931), p.12.
Military service He enlisted in the Second AIF in 1940, and had reached the rank of Lieutenant at the time of his discharge in 1945.
Death He died (suddenly) at his home at Warracknabeal, Victoria on 12 July 1965.Deaths: Parsons, The Age, (Tuesday, 13 July 1965), p.17.
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References
To Play for Carlton, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 6 April 1929), p.70. Famous Player to Coach Warracknabeal, The Horsham Times, (Friday, 26 April 1946), p.8. World War Two Nominal Roll: Lieutenant Charles Berry Parsons (VX24730), Department of Veterans Affairs. B883, VX24730: World War Two Service Record: Lieutenant Charles Berry Parsons (VX24730), National Archives of Australia.
External links
Charlie Parsons's profile at Blueseum