Basic Details
Surname
Parker
Forenames
Herbert William
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
200823
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 4 Bright Street, and confusingly states he died at "Gaza, Gallipoli"

(CWGC records that Private Herbert Wiliam Parker, regimental number 200823, died aged 25 on 19/4/1917 serving in 1st/4th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment, and is commemorated on Panel 40 of Jerusalem Memorial in Israel and Palestine. They record him as the son of Jonathan Bains Parker and Mary Ann Parker of 43 Bright Street, Peterborough. The Medal Rolls record that Herbert's regimental number was originally 3786, but later changed to 200823; he was sent to the Balkans on 29/7/1915. The Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects record that Herbert's death "on or since 19/4/1917" was presumed, and that his father Jonathan was his legatee. On the 1911 census Herbert had been living with his parents at 37 Bright Street, Peterborough. His birth had been registered in Peterborough in 1892).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army (British)
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Northants Regt
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
1/4th
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Pte
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Not Stated on Memorial
Town of death
Gaza
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1917
Month of death
April
Day of death
19
Manner of death as stated
"Killed in action at Gaza, Gallipoli [sic]"
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Address
4 BRIGHT STREET
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial