He reached the temporary wartime rank of colonel, and on October 13, 1944, was appointed the chief of staff of the 9th Infantry Division.

It meant relinquishing his wartime rank of lieutenant-commander, and he was appointed to the battleship Anson as a lieutenant with seniority from July 1941.

Taken by thousands of adults - including many women - these courses were highly beneficial in filling the wartime ranks of civilian engineers, chemists, and other technical professionals.

He was promoted to the wartime rank of commodore on 3 April 1945.

He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery as a naval commander, his wartime rank.

His AIF appointment was terminated on 19 December 1919, but he retained his wartime rank of a brigadier general as an honorary rank.

He was promoted to the wartime rank of commodore on 26 June 1945.

Raw rejoined the RAAF in May 1946, and retained his wartime rank of flight lieutenant.

For his part in the mission, Parsons was awarded the Silver Star, and was promoted to the wartime rank of commodore on 10 August 1945.