Parker Richard Gunner 3608065 - Revision history

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70bgadmin: Created page with "{{personnel |Surname and forenames=Parker Richard |Army number=3608065 |Rank=Gunner. |Decorations=None yet known. |Date of birth=Not yet known in detail but assumed to be 1924..."

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Parker Richard
|Army number=3608065
|Rank=Gunner.
|Decorations=None yet known.
|Date of birth=Not yet known in detail but assumed to be 1924.
|Age=20 at the time of his death.
|Unit=Enlisted in the Border Regiment. Transferred to the ROyal Artillery. Posted to the 55th Anti-Tank Regiment. KILLED in ACTION 8/8/1944.
|Company/Battery=Not yet confirmed.
|Platoon or other Sub-Unit=Not yet confirmed.
|Task or role=Not yet known.
|Joined Brigade=Not yet known.
|Promotions=No details yet.
|Wounded=Not as far as is known.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=KILLED in ACTION 8/8/1944. Interred initially at St Honorine de Chardonnerette, map reference 096708, then re-buried on 18/7/1945 in Grave I. D. 25. Ranville War Cemetery. No headstone inscription.
|Home address=No family information in CWGC records. Common nature of name has make genealogical tracing difficult.
}}

No image is yet available for Gunner Parker's headstone.

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 |Army number=3608065
 |Rank=Gunner.
-|Decorations=None yet known.
+|Decorations=None yet known beyond Service Medals.
-|Date of birth=21/9/1923.
+|Date of birth=21/9/1923 at Chorley Lancashire.
 |Age=20 at the time of his death.
-|Unit=Enlisted in the Border Regiment.  Transferred to the Royal Artillery.  Posted to the 55th Anti-Tank Regiment.  KILLED in ACTION 8/8/1944.
+|Unit=Enlisted in the Border Regiment.  Basic Training at Primary Training Centre - possibly Carlisle Castle.  Transferred to the Royal Artillery -  date not yet known.  Posted to the 55th Anti-Tank Regiment.  KILLED in ACTION 8/8/1944.
 |Company/Battery=219 Battery.
 |Platoon or other sub-unit=H Troop.
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 |Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
 |Died/Killed in action=KILLED in ACTION 8/8/1944.  Interred initially at St Honorine de Chardonnerette, map reference 096708, then re-buried on 18/7/1945 in Grave I. D. 25. Ranville War Cemetery.  No headstone inscription.
-|Home address=No family information in CWGC records.  Details are awaited from family.
+|Home address=No family information in CWGC records.  Father - Thomas Parker, mother - Alice Parker, nee Doherty.
 |Image Name=Gunner_Parker_CWGC_Headstone.JPG
 |Image Title=CWGC Headstone - Gunner Richard Parker
 }}
-A photograph of Gunner Parker's temporary grave marker is set out below:-
+A photograph of Gunner Parker's temporary grave marker is set out below.  Thanks are due to the family for the images on this Page.
 [[File:Gunner_Parker_Initial_grave_marker.jpg|600px|thumb|centre|Temporary grave marker]]

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		+	A photograph of Gunner Parker's temporary grave marker is set out below:-
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		+	[Gunner_Parker_Initial_grave_marker.jpg\|600px\|thumb\|centre\|Temporary grave marker]

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 |Died/Killed in action=KILLED in ACTION 8/8/1944.  Interred initially at St Honorine de Chardonnerette, map reference 096708, then re-buried on 18/7/1945 in Grave I. D. 25. Ranville War Cemetery.  No headstone inscription.
 |Home address=No family information in CWGC records.  Details are awaited from family.
-|Image Name=
+|Image Name=Gunner_Parker_CWGC_Headstone.JPG
-|Image Title=
+|Image Title=CWGC Headstone - Gunner Richard Parker
 }}

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 |Unit=Enlisted in the Border Regiment.  Transferred to the Royal Artillery.  Posted to the 55th Anti-Tank Regiment.  KILLED in ACTION 8/8/1944.
 |Company/Battery=219 Battery.
-|Platoon or other Sub-Unit=H Troop.
+|Platoon or other sub-unit=H Troop.
 |Task or role=Gunner.
 |Joined Brigade=Not yet known exactly.

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 |Rank=Gunner.
 |Decorations=None yet known.
-|Date of birth=Not yet known in detail but assumed to be 1924.
+|Date of birth=21/9/1923.
 |Age=20 at the time of his death.
-|Unit=Enlisted in the Border Regiment.  Transferred to the ROyal Artillery.  Posted to the 55th Anti-Tank Regiment.  KILLED in ACTION 8/8/1944.
+|Unit=Enlisted in the Border Regiment.  Transferred to the Royal Artillery.  Posted to the 55th Anti-Tank Regiment.  KILLED in ACTION 8/8/1944.
-|Company/Battery=Not yet confirmed.
+|Company/Battery=219 Battery.
-|Platoon or other Sub-Unit=Not yet confirmed.
+|Platoon or other Sub-Unit.=H Troop.
-|Task or role=Not yet known.
+|Task or role=Gunner.
-|Joined Brigade=Not yet known.
+|Joined Brigade=Not yet known exactly.
-|Promotions=No details yet.
+|Promotions=None as far as is known.
 |Wounded=Not as far as is known.
 |Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
 |Died/Killed in action=KILLED in ACTION 8/8/1944.  Interred initially at St Honorine de Chardonnerette, map reference 096708, then re-buried on 18/7/1945 in Grave I. D. 25. Ranville War Cemetery.  No headstone inscription.
-|Home address=No family information in CWGC records.  Common nature of name has make genealogical tracing difficult.
+|Home address=No family information in CWGC records.  Details are awaited from family.
 }}