PARKES Charles

A photograph of Private C. Parker appears in Berrow’s Worcester Journal Supplement of Saturday 10th November 1917 stating that he was in the Worcestershire Regiment, died, the son of Mrs Parker, 16 St Peter’s Street, Worcester.

Unable to locate a C. Parker in the Worcestershire Regiment on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission or on the National Archives WW1 Medal Rolls, also unable to identify on Soldiers died in the Great War, does not appears in the Worcester/Worcestershire Roll of Honour Book for army casualties located in Worcester Cathedral.

The following information has been researched and transcribed by Andy Frisby:
Berrow’s Worcester Journal, Saturday 10th November 1917
In our pictorial supplement this week, we give the photos of the sons, grandsons and son in law of Mrs Parker, St Peter Street. Sergeant W Parker, who was killed on July 24th 1917, was for many years on the Territorials and held a long-service medal.  Private C.A. Parker, who died at Maldon in February 1915, served throughout the Boer War and gained a Boer War Medal

C Parker died in England in February 1915.  The following death record refers:
Charles A Parker 6C 193, Worcester, Mar 1915 (aged 30)

The following information has been researched by and is courtesy of Michelle Jones, great niece of Charles Parker:
Charles Parker was born c1884 at Norton, Worcester, the son of Jemima Parker and step-son of Charles Walker Hands. On the 1911 census, Charles Alfred Parker was living with his Mother Jemima and two other brothers at 16 St, Peters Street, Worcester; Charles is listed a labourer at the China works. He was the 9th child of 11, one of his brothers Arthur William Parker and a nephew, George Henry Jarvis, were lost in WW1 along with my Great Grandad Walter Frederick Jones.

Charles served as a Private with the 8th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment – his service records have not survived but he must have been discharged as medically unfit as he died from tuberculosis in the Isolation Hospital, Worcester on the 14th February 1915. He was buried within the parish of St Martin with St Peter’s, Worcester.

Charles Parker. Photo courtesy of Michelle Jones