| Notes: | MFP. Awarded the 1915 Star, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 16/3/1915. 4/1/1915 re enlisted Pte. 4 Grenadier Guards. No. 21686. Age 42 years, occupation Labourer, address: 2 henry Street, Clayton le Moors. 9/1/1897 married Mary Elanor Tomlison at the Parish Church ? Served home 4/1/1915 to 5/3/1915, BEF 6/3/1915 to 4/1/1919, Home 7/1/1919 to 5/4/1919, 6/4/19 to class Z reserve. 25/3/1918 to MFP, APM Abancourt, 8/5/1918 Havre. Formerly enlisted in the Grenadier Guards 22/11/1892, served home 22/11/1892 to 22/11/1895 to army reserve, 21/5/1900 South Africa 12/4/1902 to 21/7/1902, home 22/7/1902 to Army Reserve till 21/11/1904.
12/10/1919 he was a witness at a FGCM of No. 317340 Sapper (A/Cpl) Albert Bowen, RE, IWT charged with 1. When on active service, conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline, in that he at Havre on the 29th of September 1917, when employed on barge A.667 at So qu ence South as NCO in charge of barge attempted to transfer about 50 fathoms of 3 inch manilla rope, the property of the public, from the said barge, to Madam Van Damme, a person not entitled to receive the same, with intent to defraud.
2. When on active service, when in arrest escaping, in that he at Havre on the 29th September 1917, when placed in arrest on Barge A.667, by A/Sgt. J V Carmichael, IWT, escaped. Guilty on both charges, awarded 90 days Field Punishment No. 1.
Info from Pension Index Card: 5/MP/2665. Parker, George, MFP, P/6058, L/Cpl, 5/4/19 to discharge, born 1874, married, 35 Duraven Place, Oqneone Vale, Bridgend, Glamorgan, 6/4/19 awarded pension for DAH (disorderly action of heart), due to.
George Parker. |
