Life story: Tom Parker | Lives of the First World War

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1882

birth Ruding Street Terrace, Leicester United Kingdom Source:5511336 6th August 1882

1902

enlistment Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom Source:5513546 20th November 1902

1902

service British Army Lance Corporal 6558 The Leicestershire Regiment 1st Battalion Source:3393583 20th November 1902 - 19th November 1915

1902

service British Army Lance Corporal 6558 The Leicestershire Regiment 1st Battalion Source:5513546 20th November 1902 - 19th November 1915

1902

service British Army Lance Corporal 6558 The Leicestershire Regiment 1st Battalion Source:5517244 20th November 1902 - 19th November 1915

1908

marriage Elizabeth Ada Naylor Source:5511463 19th October 1908

1909

employment Porter, then Permanent Senior Checker Great Central Railway Leicester United Kingdom Source:5513601 25th October 1909 - 1948

1914

theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:5513546 9th September 1914 - 27th August 1915

1915

hospitalisation Lead shot passed straight through Tom Parker's knee from behind the kneecap, as he ran across open ground. Hospital/Institution Source:5517230 27th August 1915

1915

hospitalisation 6558 L/Cpl Tom Parker, 1st Leciestershire Regt wounded in action on the 27 Aug 1915 Hospital/Institution Source:5517169 27th August 1915

1915

hospitalisation 558 L/Cpl Parker T, 1st Leciestershire Regt is ill at North Evington War Hospital Leicester. Hospital/Institution Source:5517183 11th September 1915

1915

discharge Source:5516074 19th November 1915

1915

discharge Source:5512401 19th November 1915

1928

location 65 Tewksbury Street, Leicester United Kingdom their own address Source:5512313 1928 - 19th April 1962

1939

events Recruit Training, Leicestershire Regt Home Defence Word War Two Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom Awarded War Medal 1939–1945 for early assistance with recruit training. Source:5516120 7th July 1939 - 3rd May 1940

1939

service British Army Private D/5195 The Leicestershire Regiment 6 Home Defence Battalion Source:5516186 7th July 1939 - 3rd May 1940

1955

events Royal Tigers Association Membership Organisation Victoria Park, Leicester United Kingdom Tom Parker is seen in picture carrying the Queen's Colour. Source:5513593 26th June 1955

service British Army Lance Corporal 6558 Leicestershire Regiment Source:5512401

service British Army 6558 The Leicestershire Regiment 1st Battalion Source:5512401

1962

death Not War Related Tom collapsed at his allotment garden, and died in Leicester Royal Infirmary. Leicester Royal Infirmary United Kingdom Source:5514207 19th April 1962

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Names

Type	Name
First Names	Tom
Initials	T
Last Name	Parker
Source	5511336

Gender

Gender	Source
Male

Locations

Address	Country	Type	Date	Source
65 Tewksbury Street, Leicester	United Kingdom	their own address	1928 - 19th April 1962

Contribution

Military Service

Service	Number	Unit	Section	Rank
British Army	6558	The Leicestershire Regiment	1st Battalion	Lance Corporal
British Army	6558	Leicestershire Regiment		Lance Corporal
British Army	6558	The Leicestershire Regiment	1st Battalion
British Army	6558	The Leicestershire Regiment	1st Battalion	Lance Corporal
British Army	D/5195	The Leicestershire Regiment	6 Home Defence Battalion	Private
British Army	6558	The Leicestershire Regiment	1st Battalion	Lance Corporal

Awards

Award	Type	Source
Silver War Badge	Honourable Discharge
Silver War Badge	Honourable Discharge
1914 Star with Clasp	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal

Family

Parents

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Agnes Jacques	mother
Tom Parker	father

Spouse

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Elizabeth Ada Naylor	wife	19th October 1908

Physical

Complexion	Eyes	Hair	Source
Sallow	Hazel	Light Brown

Date	Height	Source
1902-11-20	5'5"

Media

Medal Index Card 1914-15

The name on Tom's medal index card was incorrectly entered as Thomas, this annoyed him immensely in life. He would often lament, "My name's Tom and my father's before me"! (Note his number was 6558, IWM entered this incorrectly, also he was 1st Battalion Leics!

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Tom Parker's Birth Certificate

This is a copy of the full birth certificate for Tom Parker, Reg. 3rd Qtr. 1882, Leicester, Vol: 7a Pg: 295, and was obtained 28 July 1975.

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Marriage Certificate

Marriage Certificate of Tom Parker and Elizabeth Ada Naylor, married at The Register Office, Leicester, 19 October 1908

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Tom Parker, 1940

Outside 65 Tewksbury Street, Leicester, 1940. Tom did his bit in both world wars.

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Tom Parker, 1939

In battledress, outside 65 Tewksbury Street, Leicester, 1939. Tom did his bit in both world wars.

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Silver War Badge

Record of Tom Parker's Silver War Badge

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War Badge Certificate

Copy of War Badge Certificate 102794, No. 429 issued to Tom Parker, 6558, Leicestershire Regt. Lichfield: 3/1/17

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Certificate of Discharge from Regular Army

Certificate of discharge from the Regular Army of 6558, L/Cpl Tom Parker, The Leicestershire Regiment. Enlisted at Leicester, 20 Nov 1902. Discharged 19 Nov 1915, in consequence of "Termination of his Period of Engagement.

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Queen’s Colour, 26 June 1955

The picture was taken at the War Memorial on Victoria Park, Leicester, prior to the dedication of the Royal Tigers Association Standard, 26 June 1955. Tom Parker is carrying the Queen’s Colour.

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Railway Employment Record

Tom Parker's Railway Employment Record contains not only dates relevant to his civilian employment, but the dates he was called up as a Regular Reservist for WW1 (5 Aug 1914), the date he returned to duty (25 Nov 1915), and the death of his wife Elizabeth Ada (27 May 1945).

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Probate Record 6 June 1962

Copy of Probate Record dated 6 June 1962, for Tom Parker who died 19 April 1962

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Character Reference and Discharge

Copy of a character reference applied for 30 Sep 1936

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Military Service, World War Two

Enlistment into 6 Home Defence Battalion, The Leicestershire Regiment 7 Jul 1939 as D/5195 Pte Tom Parker. Helped with the much needed, immediate training of newly called up recruits.

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Tom's Medals from 1st & 2nd World Wars

This is a picture of Tom Parker's war medals, it includes the War Medal 1939–1945 (extreme right) for training recruits in the early months of WW2

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Wounds 8 Sep 1915

Letter to Mrs Parker, 2 Clara St. Cottages, Leicester, from Infantry Record Office, Lichfield: 6558 L/Cpl Thos Parker, 1st Leicestershire Regt wounded in action, 27 Aug 1915.

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Wounds 11 Sep 1915

6558 1st Leicestershire Regt, Infantry Record Office, Lichfield, 11 Sep 1915. L/Cpl Tom Parker, now in Evington Hospital.

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Lead Canister Shot

Image of lead shot, 15mm in diameter, contained in airburst anti-personnel shrapnel shells; lethal against troops caught in the open.

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Army Education Certificate

Tom Parker's 3rd Class Certificate of Education, dated 25 Nov 1905

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Tom Parker's Small Book

Issued to all soldiers before and during WW1

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Small Book pages 4 & 5

Soldier's Small Book contents of pages 4 & 5. P4: SOLDIER'S NAME AND DESCRIPTION ON ATTESTATION. P5: SOLDIER'S NEXT-OF-KIN NOW LIVING.

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Small Book pages 36 & 37

Small Book p36,37 Pages 36 & 37 Soldier's Will Form No.1 To be used by a Soldier desirous of leaving the whole of his effects to one person.

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Small Book pages 40 & 41

Small Book pages 40 & 41 Page 40 last page in Will Section Page 41 PARTICULARS OF SERVICE.

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Small Book blank pages at rear

On blank pages at the rear of his Small Book, Tom records his Musketry scores for 1903, 1904 & 1905

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Medal Index Card

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Medal Index Card 1914-15	BA15243
Tom Parker's Birth Certificate	BA15243
Marriage Certificate	BA15243
Tom Parker, 1940	BA15243
Tom Parker, 1939	BA15243
Silver War Badge	BA15243
War Badge Certificate	BA15243
Certificate of Discharge from Regular Army	BA15243
Queen’s Colour, 26 June 1955	BA15243
Railway Employment Record	BA15243
Probate Record 6 June 1962	BA15243
Character Reference and Discharge	BA15243
Military Service, World War Two	BA15243
Tom's Medals from 1st & 2nd World Wars	BA15243
Wounds 8 Sep 1915	BA15243
Wounds 11 Sep 1915	BA15243
Lead Canister Shot	BA15243
Army Education Certificate	BA15243
Tom Parker's Small Book	BA15243
Small Book pages 4 & 5	BA15243
Small Book pages 36 & 37	BA15243
Small Book pages 40 & 41	BA15243
Small Book blank pages at rear	BA15243

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