The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Sergeant R H Parker

Sergeant Robert Herbert PARKER, G/9942, 11th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Flanders France, 7th October 1916.

Born Blackburn, Lancashire, son of William & Margaret? Ann Hodgkinson, 75 James Street, Great Harwood, Blackburn, Lancashire.

Enlisted Lewisham, SE, age 24 years & 178 days, height 6ft 0¼ inch. Resided 91 Crowley Road, South Norwood, SE. Formerly general labourer.

Home 9th September 1915 to 2nd May 1916; BEF 3rd May 1916 to 7th October 1916.

9th September 1915, enlisted & posted 11th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 10th November 1915, appointed Lance Corporal; 24th November 1915, appointed Acting Corporal; 29th March 1916, appointed paid Acting Lance Sergeant; promoted Corporal; promoted Sergeant.

11th August 1919, Statement of Relatives - Father, William Hodgkinson, 75 James Street, Great Harwood, Blackburn; Mother, Margaret? Ann Hodgkinson, 75 James Street, Great Harwood, Blackburn; Brothers - Robert Hodgkinson, age 33, 14 Hope Street, Great Harwood, Blackburn; William Hodgkinson, age 30, 67 Church Street, Great Harwood, Blackburn; Fred Hodgkinson, age 21?, 75 James Street, Great Harwood, Blackburn; Sisters - Ena/Eva Hodgkinson, age 24, 75 James Street, Great Harwood, Blackburn; Maggie Hodgkinson, age 20, 75 James Street, Great Harwood, Blackburn.

Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Pier & Face 11C, France.

NOTE: Soldiers Died in the Great War show 11th Battalion; CWGC web site shows 4th Battalion.

alias H HODGKINSON,

London Gazette 28 December 1917

SOLDIERS BALANCES UNDISPOSED OF.

In pursuance of “The Regimental Debts Acts 1893” notice is hereby given that there is available for distribution amongst the Next of Kin or others entitled the sum of money set opposite to the name of each of the deceased Soldiers named in the lists which are published with this notice in the London Gazette and the “Army List” and are also to be seen at the Regimental Depots throughout the United Kingdom.

Applications from persons supposing themselves entitled as Next of Kin should be addressed by letter to Secretary, War Office, Imperial Institute, South Kensington, London, SW7 and marked outside “Effects”

War Office December 28th 1917 R H BRADE

PARKER R H Sgt alias H HODGKINSON, Royal West Kent Regiment. £2 16s 11d

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