Private 15529 Harold Parkins

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: Worcestershire Regiment - 10th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 19/07/1915

Age at death: 26
Date of death: 18th of February 1917 (Sunday)
Born: Birmingham
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Etaples Military Cemetery - XXI. G. 8A.

Family details:
Son of Edward and Phoebe Parkins, of 25, Park St., St. Helens, Lancs.

Census details:
1901 - 9 years old Harold is living at 153 Ell Bess Lane, St Helens with parents Edward (43), Phoebe (43) and six siblings: Charles H (21), Edward E (16), Harold (9), Herbert (4), Elsie V (9 Wks), Annie Parkins (21) with her son Henry V Parkins (4 Weeks) Also at the address is nephew Henry Grant (17). 1911 - Sees 19 years old 'Coal Miner - Haulage Hand' Harold living at 25, Park Street, Parr, St Helens with parents Edward (53), Phoebe (52) and three siblings: Herbert (14), Elsie (10), Harry (8).

[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/H_Parkins_Worcs.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Harold Parkins at Etaples Military Cemetery (Photo courtesy of Margaret Dufay.)[/caption]