BORN STAMFORD BRIDGE, YORKS, 1880. ONLY SON OF JOHN PARKER AND ELLEN CRAVEN. HE HAD THREE SISTERS. HE RESIDED AT HUNTINGDON (1891 CENSUS), NAFERTON (1901 CENSUS) AND AT, 7, IVYDENE, PARROT STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS). HE MARRIED GERTRUDE RAPER (1885-1973) AT DRIFFIELD IN 1902, AGED 24.
HUSBAND OF GERTRUDE & FIVE CHILDREN, AT 7, IVYDENE, PARROT STREET, HULL, (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE WAS A PLATE LAYER FOR THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAYS.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 25697, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 24TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS (1ST TYNSIDE IRISH BATTALION). DIED ON 09/04/1917, AGED 37. COMMEMORATED ON THE ARRAS MEMORIAL, FRANCE.
HIS WIDOW, GERTRUDE WAS AWARDED A WEEKLY WAR PENSION, OF 31 SHILLINGS AND THREE PENCE, ON 10TH DECEMBER 1917. HER FIVE CHILDREN WERE CLARA, CHARLES, HARRY, ALBERT AND ARTHUR.
| Name | Henry Parker |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Stamford Bridge, Yorkshire, 1880 |
| Death Date | 9 Apr 1917 |
| Death Place | Arras, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Northumberland Fusiliers |
| Battalion | 24th Battalion (Tyneside Irish) |
| Regimental Number | 44191 |
| Type of Casualty | Died |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 25697, East Yorks Regt. |
HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON ST MATTHEWS CHURCH WW1 MEMORIAL, BOULEVARD.
