| Surname: | Parry |
| Initials: | J E |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | P/2879 |
| Notes: | MFP. Awarded the Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 21/4/1917. He enlisted in the MMP 8/12/15 and transferred to MFP at his own request 16/1/17, age 28.9 years, address: Police Station, Colwyn Bay, North Wales and later Police Station, Rhos, Messham, North Wales. Served home 8/12/15 to 20/4/17, BEF 21/4/17 to 19/9/19, home 20/9/19 to 18/10/19, class Z reserve 19/10/19. 26/4/17 Havre, 17/6/19 Calais. John Ellis Parry. Extract from the North Wales Weekly News 2 December 1915. COLWYN BAY CONSTABLES ENLIST. Police Constables T. Davies, J. Parry and R. Lewis, of Colwyn Bay and D. Ellis , of Llanrwst, have enlisted in the Army. Police Constables Ellis,m Davies and Parry will finish on Tuesday and they are all to join the Military Mounted Police at Aldershot and later will go abroad and as mounted military police assist in the prevention of gun-running over the frontiers and keep a good look out for spies and other suspicious characters, while they will,m of course, assist to maintain order. P.C. Lewis will become one of the 20th R.W.F., stationed at Conway. |