John William Parnell
Service Number
24506
Military Unit
2nd Bn King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Date of birth
Date of Death
30 Sep 1917 (28 years old)
Place of Birth
Sutton in Ashfield Nottinghamshire
Employment, Education or Hobbies
He was a colliery banksman above ground.
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Family History
John William Parnell was born in 1892 and was the son of Isabella Parnell and the step son of Herbert Whetton. He was the brother of Mabel Parnell b1891 and the half brother of Sarah Jane Whetton b1901.
His mother Isabella Parnell was born in 1870 at Sutton in Asfield, she went on to marry Herbert Whetton in 1894 their marriage was recorded in the Mansfield registration district.
In 1911 the family lived at 58 Woodhouse Yard Sutton in Ashfield Nottinghamshire John William is 19 yrs and a colliery banksman.
Military History
Private John William Parnell enlisted at Sutton in Ashfield, he died of wounds on 30th September 1917 and is buried at Coxyde Military Cemetery, Belgium.
Extra Information
Unknown
Photographs
John William Parnell
Commonwealth war grave headstone marking his grave at Coxyde Military Cemetery, Belgium. Courtesy of Murray Biddle