Basic Details
Surname
Parkins
Forenames
Robert Henry
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
14617
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 38 Whitsed Street. It also records the death of his brother Edmund.

(CWGC records that Private Robert Henry Parkins, regimental number 14617, died aged 25 on 17/4/1917 serving in 7th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment, and is commemorated on Bay 7 of Arras Memorial in France. They record him as the son of Robert and Laura Parkins of 38 Whitsed Street, Peterborough. The Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects record that his father Robert was his legatee. Robert's birth was registered in Peterborough in 1891. The Baptism register of Peterborough St Mary's record that he was baptised on 20/9/1891 as the son of Robert and Laura Parkins of Whitsed Street. He was living with his parents at 38 Whitsed Street on the 1911 census).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Northants Regt
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
7th
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
France
Town of death
Not stated
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1917
Month of death
April
Day of death
17
Manner of death as stated
Killed in action "between Leivin and Lens, after attack at Vimy Ridge".
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Address
38, WHITSED STREET
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial