Christopher William Parfitt
Christopher William Parfitt worked as a printer and was also a soldier with six years service.
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Christopher William Parfitt was born on 14th June 1893 at Salisbury, he was baptised on 7th September 1893 at St Edmunds Church, Salisbury he was the son of John Parfitt, born in 1865 at Sanndown, Hampshire,working as a stock labourer. Mother: Edith Dear, born in 1869 at Salisbury, Wiltshire they were married in 1887 at Portland Island, Hampshire, Sisters:Ada, born in 1890, Annie, born in 1892, Lotte, born in 1895, working as a cotton winder and Alice, born in 1897. All the children were born in Salisbury. they lived at 4 Lammas Terrace Meadows Nottingham
Christopher William was their only son. The family lived at 20 Norman Road Newhaven, East Sussex.
In the 1911 census the family lived at 30 Derwent Street, Meadwos, Nottingham John Parfitt 45 yrs is a railway loader, he is living with his wife Edith 42 yrs and their 5 children, including Christopher 17 yrs a printer.
Private Christpher William Parfitt after 6 years service, had been placed on the Army Special Reserve, and continued to train recruits with the Sherwood Foresters during 1913. He was mobilised on 05/08/1914 and on 26/11/1914 was appointed paid lance corporal. He was posted to France on 31/12/1914. He was sent home on 17/03/1915 suffering from frostbite. He returned to France, but on 10/06/1916 he suffered a gunshot would to the back and was sent back to England and the 1st Eastern General Hospital, Cambridge.He was appointed acting corporal on 22/09/1916. He returned to France on 31/01/1917 and was posted to 17th Battalion Welbeck Rangers. On 06/04/1917 he was deprived of his rank for having a dirty rifle. The battalion served in the Ypres Salient during June 1917 and it was there that he was killed in action on 21st June 1917, he was buried at Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery.
additional research and information Peter Gillings
Christopher Wiliam Parfitt
Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone marking his grave at Vlamertinghe New Military cemetery, Belgium. Courtesy of Murray Biddle
Photo of Christopher William Parfitt
Parfitt Christopher William photo courtesy of the Sherwood Foresters Regiment roll of honour website.