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|Army number=267297
 
|Army number=267297
 
|Rank=2/Lt
 
|Rank=2/Lt
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|Date of birth=Born Yorkshire 1918/19.
 
|Age=25
 
|Age=25
|Unit=Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as 2/Lt 13/3/1943, Posted 10th Bn DLI 19/3/1943, KILLED in ACTION 17/6/1944.
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|Unit=Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as 2/Lt 13/3/1943. Posted 10th Bn DLI 19/3/1943. Served Normandy.  KILLED in ACTION 17/6/1944 with 10th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry.
 
|Company/Battery=D Company
 
|Company/Battery=D Company
 
|Task or role=Duty Officer
 
|Task or role=Duty Officer
 
|Died/Killed in action=17-Jun-44
 
|Died/Killed in action=17-Jun-44
|Home address=Son of Edward and Nellie Parr, Darlington.  Home address - 45, Lanthorne Street, Fulham, SW6.  Buried Grave I. J. 13. Tilly-sur-Seulles War Cemetery.
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|Home address=Resident of Darlington.  Son of Edward and Nellie Parr, Darlington.  Home address - 45, Lanthorne Street, Fulham, London SW6.  Buried Grave I. J. 13. Tilly-sur-Seulles War Cemetery.
 
|Source table=10DLI
 
|Source table=10DLI
 
|Task or role=Duty Officer
 
|Task or role=Duty Officer
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|Promotions=W/S Lt 13/9/1943
 
|Promotions=W/S Lt 13/9/1943
 
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The War Office casualty list shows his residence as Darlington but this is challenged by the evidence from the McGregor Index of DLI Officers, held at the Durham County Record Office.

Revision as of 17:56, 26 October 2016

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Name Parr Edward
Army number 267297
Rank 2/Lt
Decorations
Date of birth Born Yorkshire 1918/19.
Age 25
Unit Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as 2/Lt 13/3/1943. Posted 10th Bn DLI 19/3/1943. Served Normandy. KILLED in ACTION 17/6/1944 with 10th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry.
Company/Battery D Company
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Duty Officer
Joined Brigade 19-Mar-43
Promotions W/S Lt 13/9/1943
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 17-Jun-44
Home address Resident of Darlington. Son of Edward and Nellie Parr, Darlington. Home address - 45, Lanthorne Street, Fulham, London SW6. Buried Grave I. J. 13. Tilly-sur-Seulles War Cemetery.
Source table 10DLI

The War Office casualty list shows his residence as Darlington but this is challenged by the evidence from the McGregor Index of DLI Officers, held at the Durham County Record Office.