Gunner W/5563 Walter William Parkes
Regiment/Unit: Royal Field Artillery - 58th Bty.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Age at death: 40
Date of death: 15th of October 1917
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: Standish, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: The Huts Cemetery - X. D. 10.
Family details:
Son of Alfred and Alice Parkes. Brothers Ralph and Samuel.
Census details:
1881 - 3 years old Walter W, parents Alfred (32 a boilermakers labourer), Alice (26) and brother Ralph (8 months) are boarding at 51 Wilson Street, St Helens with the Barnes family. Elizabeth. Barnes (28), Mary Elizth. Barnes (8), Annie Barnes (7), James Wm. Barnes (5), George Lambert Barnes (3), Thomas Barnes (11 mths). 1891 - 13 years old 'Glassmaker' Walter W is living at 52 Hope Street, St Helens with widowed father Alfred (42 a boilermaker) and three siblings: Arthur (8), Ralph (5), Samuel (2). 1901 - 23 years old 'Coal Hewer' Walter W is boarding at 31 Grove Lane, Standish with Bill family. 1911 - Sees 33 years old 'Coal Miner Hewer' Walter W still boarding at 31 Grove Lane Standish with the Bill family
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/ParkerWW.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/Parkes_Walter William.JPG[/pic][caption]Picture by Tony Emptage[/caption]
