Main CPGW Record
Surname: PARKER
Forename(s): John Robert
Place of Birth: Barnoldswick, Yorkshire
Service No: 26604
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 1/6th Battalion
Division: 49th (West Riding) Division
Age: 19
Date of Death: 1918-04-11
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Panel 82 to 85.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: TYNE COT MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
John Robert Parker was the son of Fred and Sarah Parker, née Sagar. Fred was born at Barnoldswick, Yorkshire and Sarah at Burnley, Lancashire.
1901 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: Dye House Cottages - John R. Parker, aged 2 years, born Barnoldswick, son of Fred and Sarah Parker.
1911 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 17, Queen Street - John Robert Parker, aged 12 years, born Barnoldswick, son of Frederick Parker, widower.
John's sister, Mary Elizabeth, was married to Private William Lister (3614) (q.v.).
The British Army Service Record for John Robert Parker exists but may be incomplete.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: John R. Parker, 26604, West Riding Regiment.
A short biography of John is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).
See also: ‘Guiseley Terriers: A Small Part in The Great War – A History of the 1/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment’ by Stephen Barber (2018).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
PARKER, John R., aged 19 years, West Riding Regiment, 17, Queen Street, [Barnoldswick], killed in action April 14, 1918.
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Private John Robert PARKER
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 49th (West Riding) Division
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10 May 1918
Private J. R. Parker, Barnoldswick
Private John R. Parker, Duke of Wellington’s, killed in action on April 14th, was only 19 years of age and the son of Mr. Fred Parker, 17 Queen Street, Barnoldswick. He had been in France six months and before joining up was employed by Mr. T. Nutter, Calf Hall Shed.
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10 May 1918
PARKER – Killed in action April 14th, Pte. John R. Parker, West Riding Regiment, son of Mr. Alfred Parker, 17, Queen Street, Barnoldswick, aged 19.
10 May 1918
CRAVEN AND THE WAR
Private J.R. Parker, Barnoldswick
Pte. John R. Parker, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, killed in action on April 14th, was only 19 years of age, and the son of Mr. Fred Parker, 17, Queen Street, Barnoldswick. He had been in France six months, and before joining up he was employed by Mr. T. Nutter, Calf Hall Shed.
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