BORN GLENTHAM, LINCS, 16 Mar 1898. ENLISTED LINCOLN. LIVED HULL.
SON OF ALBERT GEORGE PARKIN & MARY ANN MALKINSON (1876-1967), OF 1, CRYSTAL AVENUE, CAVE STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. HE LIVED WITH HIS GRANDMOTHER, ELIZA VICKER AT 2, MORLEY’S YARD, BRIGG, LINCOLNSHIRE (1911 CENSUS).
CHARGED AND BIRCHED
22 Apr 1910 • Brigg, Glanford Brigg, Lincolnshire, England
Reginald Parkin, 12, was charged with stabbing Fanny Smith, 15, on the 8th inst. The girl said “Oh Flo” to Parkin, which caused him to go into a temper, and he ran into the house. Smith then kicked Parkin, who threw a knife at her which penetrated…
Military
Enlisted in the Royal Navy – 5 Nov 1915. Service ended on 10 Nov 1916
December 1, 1916 • Brigg, Lincolnshire, England – According to the Grimsby News: POLICE COURT: On Tuesday, Reginald Parking, a sailor, who gave an address at Hull, but who had been found at Brigg, without a pass, and who had previously been before the court and remanded, was charged as an absentee.
He enlisted at Lincoln. Served with the 8th Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action on 28/12/1917, aged 19. Buried at Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France.
| Name | Reginald Parkin |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Glentham, Lincs |
| Residence | Hull |
| Death Date | 28 Dec 1917 |
| Death Place | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France |
| Enlistment Place | Lincoln |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Lincolnshire Regiment |
| Battalion | 8th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 38451 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
