John Parker
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John Parker was born in 1886 in Chase Terrace, Staffordshire and was the son of David a coal miner and Hannah Parker of 28 Allen Street, Hucknall. His father David was born in 1848 in Tamworth Staffordshire and his mother Hannah Middleton was born in 1856 in Tipton Staffordshire they were married in 1870 , their marriage was recorded in the Basford Registration District they went on to have 11 children , sadly 4 of whom died in infancy or early childhood. Their surviving children all born at Chase Terrace, Staffordshire were Eliza Harriett b1878, Noah b1879, Thomas b1880, Emily b1883, Florence b1885, John b1886 and David b1889. In the 1911 census his parents are living at 28 Allen Street, Hucknall and are shown as David 63 yrs a coal miner, he is living with his wife Hannah 56 yrs , also living with them is a grandson Harold Bailey 11 yrs. John married Kate Elizabeth Pulford (born 1st July 1889 ) in 1908 their marriage was recorded in the Basford registration district, they lived at 57 and later 34 Allen Street, Hucknall, they went on to have the following children, Esther born 31st August 1910, Horace born 24th June 1912 and Leonard born 8th March 1914,
Lance Corporal John Parker, enlisted at Hucknall in August 1914 and served with the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards. He landed in France on 16th March 1915 and was wounded in action on 13th May 1918 he died of his wounds on 15th May 1918. He is buried in Bagneux British Cemetery.
Article published on 13th June 1916 in the Hucknall Dispatch :- The one who has fallen in the defence of his country is Corporal John Parker, whose wife and three children reside in Allen street, Hucknall. He was connected with that famous regiment – the Grenadier Guards into which he enlisted in August, 1914, at the same time as his brother, David Parker, of Portland road, who, on account of wounds and shell shock, has been discharged from the Army, and is now working at Newstead Colliery. “Corporal John Parker was 33 years of age, and was employed at Newstead Colliery. He was acquainted with the early struggles of the war, taking part in the combats at Festubert, Loos, Hill 70, Hulluck, [sic] Cambrai, etc., until he fell on May 13, 1918 [he died of wounds on 15th May 1918]. It is regrettable that whilst John Parker was on active service his eldest daughter, his father, and his mother all passed away without his being able to see them in their dying days. Such is the cruel fate of war.” Above article is courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918
