Private Walter Ernest Parker
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Parker,
Walter Ernest
Date of birth: 1877-10-17
Place of birth: Blackburn Lancashire England
Next of kin: Lawrence Parker, father. Earl Street, Blackburn, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Travelling Salesman
Occupation (normalized): Demonstrator
Address:
516 Lipton Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 874811
Highest Rank:
Private
(78th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 78th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1916-03-15 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Souchez
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 1572805
LAC ID:
567430
Service file: B7594-S051
Uploader's Notes: Son of Lawrence Parker and Elizabeth Ellen Parker (later Ellis); husband of Alice Ann Parker (nee Chippendale) of 1053 Redfern Street, Victoria, British Columbia.
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 184th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 78th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-05-10