We remember Walter Evelyn Parke

We remember Walter Evelyn Parke

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Timeline

Timeline

1890
sibling Lawrence S Parke Source:8507949 August 1890
1891
birth Wimborne, Dorset United Kingdom Source:8507916 Source:8507938 27th July 1891
1892
sibling John Aubrey Parke Source:8507957 1892
1905
education Winchester College Mr Forts House, Winchester United Kingdom Source:8507926 1905 - 1909
1911
service British Army 2nd Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry Source:8507934 16th August 1911
1911
location Beaucroft, Colehill, Wimborne, Dorset United Kingdom Source:8507962 1911
1914
service British Army Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry 2nd Battalion Source:8507934 5th August 1914
1914
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8507934 September 1914
1914
death Killed in Action in the early afternoon, when in command of the machine gun section Hazebrouck France Source:8507916 Source:8507934 13th October 1914
1915
awards Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration Source:8507934 17th February 1915
burial Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleul CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Nord France I. E. 10 Source:8507921
sibling C. Ethelston Parke Source:8507923

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Walter Evelyn
Initials WE
Last Name Parke
Source 8507916
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Beaucroft, Colehill, Wimborne, Dorset United Kingdom known 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Durham Light Infantry 2nd Lieutenant
British Army Durham Light Infantry 2nd Battalion Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Lieutenant Colonel Lawrence Parke father
Evelyn Jane Aelfrida mother
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
C. Ethelston Parke brother
Lawrence S Parke brother August 1890
John Aubrey Parke brother 1892

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Medal Index Cards Transcription Yvonne27542
British Army, Bond of Sacrifice: Officers Died in the Great War 1914-1916 Transcription Selena49658
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Selena49658
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Selena49658
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Selena49658
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Selena49658
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Selena49658
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Selena49658

External Evidence

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Winchester college Selena49658
Durham at War Selena49658
The Bond of Sacrifice: Walter Evelyn Parke Hannah21187
The Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers who were killed in the Great War. Katherine27600
Dorset Echo: Sad fate of schoolboys Katherine27600
DURNFORD SCHOOL WAR MEMORIAL Katherine27600

Multimedia

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Walter's grave Selena49658
Young Walter Selena49658
2nd Battalion - Durham Light Infantry Selena49658
Colour Party Selena49658
Walter's brother John Selena49658
St Nicholas Church, Moreton. Amy127

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