Private 2431 Charles William PARKES

Private 2431 Charles William Parkes{gallery}Pte C W Parkes{/gallery}A Company, 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died of wounds in France and Flanders, 23rd December 1914, aged 19

• Buried: Abbeville Communal Cemetery, Somme, France. Grave II.A.2
  
• 1914 Star, British War and Victory Medals
  
• Son of Joseph and Annie Elizabeth Parkes of 12 Stanley Road, Atherstone 
• NNWFHS Memorial: Atherstone

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Private Parkes
• NNWFHS Atherstone War Memorial Page
• Abbeville Communal Cemetery
• Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Military, Census and Family History Information

• Born c1896 at Atherstone
• Lived at Old House Yard, Long Street, Atherstone [1911]
  
• Employed as a felt hatter [1911]
  
• Employed as a regular soldier [1913]
• Enlisted 17 Nov 1913
• Former boy scout and goalkeeper for Atherstone United FC