Private 30766 William PARNELL

Private 30766 William Parnell, MM{gallery}Pte W Parnell{/gallery}9th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers
Killed in action in France and Flanders, 4th October 1917, aged 34

• Commemorated: Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. Panel 54 to 60 and 163A
  
• Awarded: Military Medal, British War, and Victory Medals 
• Second son of Charles and Alice Parnell 
• NNWFHS Memorial: Glascote
  

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Private Parnell
• NNWFHS Glascote War Memorial Page
• Lancashire Fusiliers
• Tyne Cot Memorial

1911 Census and Family History Information

• Born 10 Jan 1883 in Wilnecote
• Employed as a baker & bread maker [1911]
  
• Lived at 221 Main Road, Glascote [1911]
• Pte Parnell was awarded the Military Medal three weeks prior to his death for attending to the wounded when under heavy fire, [Tamworth Herald]