Parker John George Fusilier 4275585
Personnel Entry
Name Parker John George
Army number 4275585
Rank Fusilier
Decorations None yet known.
Date of birth Not yet known.
Age 26 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Posted to the 9th Battalion. Served Malaya. DIED 16/8/1945 having been a prisoner of the Japanese - location Diitrey 12km from Pratchapkirikan, Siam.
Company/Battery W Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Not yet known.
Joined Brigade
Promotions None as far as is known.
Wounded Not as far as is known.
Prisoner of War Yes – captured 15/2/1942 at Singapore.
Died/Killed in action DIED 16/8/1945 - cause of death Dysentery and Malaria.
Home address Son of James and Ann Parker of Choppington, Northumberland. Mrs Parker lived at 7 Double Row, High Pit, Choppington. Interred in Grave 135 at Diitrey. Re-interred in grave 6.D.61. Kanchanaburi War Cemetery.
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