Stoker 1st Class K/11557 Edwin PARKER

Stoker 1st Class K/11557 Edwin Parker{gallery}Stoker E Parker{/gallery}Royal Navy aboard HMS Queen Mary
Died at sea in the Battle of Jutland, 31st May 1916, aged 24 or 29.

• Commemorated: Portsmouth Naval Memorial. Panel 19
  
• Awarded British War and Victory Medals with two Good Conduct Stripes
  
• Son of Edwin and Ann Parker both deceased
• NNWFHS Memorial: Atherstone

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Stoker Parker
• NNWFHS Atherstone War Memorial Page
• Portsmouth Naval Memorial
• HMS Queen Mary
• Battle of Jutland Memorial Website

Military, Census and Family History Information

• Born 21 May 1892 at Atherstone – Royal Navy Grave Rolls. However, CWGC Records state c1887.
  
• Baptised 11 May 1888 – Atherstone Baptism Records 
• Lived at South Street, Atherstone [1891]
• Student at the Industrial School, Gem Street, Birmingham. Occupation was a tailor [1901]
• 4th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment, Whittington Barracks, Lichfield [1911 census – born 1893]