Francis Parker (c.1888-1916)

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Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922

The following extract is from Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922 (2014) by J. Margaret Stansfield:

PARKER, FRANCIS. Private. No 4005. 1/5th Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Born Mount Street, Lockwood. Son of Henry and Elizabeth Parker, 8 Thomas Street, Lindley. Educated Oakes Council School. Employed as a wire drawer by Messrs J. Sykes Brothers Limited at Acre Mills, Lindley. Was a member of the choir of West Vale St. Patrick's Church. Enlisted March 1915. Married Ellen Agnes Connolly in Halifax in June, 1916. Reported missing, presumed killed, in the attack on the Schwaben Redoubt on 3.9.1916, aged 28. Buried MILL ROAD CEMETERY. Grave location:- Plot 4, Row C, Grave 1.
ROH:- St. Stephen's Church, Lindley; Huddersfield Drill Hall.

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