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Private George Parker

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Parker, George
Date of birth: 1893-10-20
Place of birth: Berkshire England
Next of kin: Jane Parker, mother. 70 Ellsworth Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Carpenter
Occupation (normalized): Carpenter, General
Address: 70 Ellsworth Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Baptist
Date of death: 1917-04-09
Cause of death: Killed in action

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 228114
Highest Rank: Private (75th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 75th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private (Army). 1916-09-30 ?
  3. Private (Army). 1916-03-01 to 1916-09-30
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy Ridge

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 561770
LAC ID: 555517
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B7586-S040
Uploader's Notes:

Son of Jane M. Parker of 70 Ellsworth Avenue, Toronto, Ontario

During an attack South East of Souchez he was killed while working a machine gun. A shell exploded near the gun crew killing or wounding nearly all of them. Previously reported Missing now Killed in Action.

Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Private Army Canadian Infantry 101st Battalion

Attestation includes a stamp reading in part:

Trans' From 201st Batt'n

To 170th Batt'n

Date appears to be 30/9/16

Private Army Canadian Infantry 170th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 75th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-05-06