Lance Corporal R/9565 George Parr
Regiment/Unit: King's Royal Rifle Corps - 8th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 26/05/1915
Age at death: 30
Date of death: 16th of September 1916
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: Southport, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Thiepval Memorial - Pier and Face 13 A and 13 B.
BMD details:
Marriage: 20/04/1912 Georgium Parr to Rachaelem Marsh at St Mary's (Lowe House) RC
Family details:
Son of George and Mary Parr; husband of Rachel Parr, of 90, Marshside Rd., Southport. His brothers, Stanley and Milsom also fell.
Census details:
1891 - 5 years old George is living at 83 Henry Street, St Helens with parents George (28), Mary (26) and brother Joseph A (8mths). 1901 - 15 years old 'Painters Apprentice' George is living at 47 Duke Street, St Helens with widowed mother Mary (34) and four siblings: Joseph Austin (10), Gertrude (8), [cas=901]Milsom Parr[/cas] (6), [cas=902]Stanley Parr[/cas] (4). 1911 Census - The family lived at 9, Moxon Street, St Helens. Widowed Ann Parr, aged 46, lived with her four sons George (25), Joseph (20), both House Painters, [cas=901]Milsom Parr[/cas] (16), [cas=902]Stanley Parr[/cas] (14), and daughter Mary (18).
Notes:
[note=6]Three Parr Brothers who died In The Great War[/note] [url=lmem.php?lmem=5]Remembered On The Christ Church Memorial[/url]
[note=6]Three Parr Brothers who died In The Great War[/note] [url=lmem.php?lmem=5]Remembered On The Christ Church Memorial[/url]
[pic]imgs/sppics/R9565_George_Parr.jpg[/pic][caption]Southport Visiter 30 Sep 1916.
(Courtesy of Paul C)[/caption]
[pic]imgs/sppics/WM_R9565_George_Parr.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Lance Corporal George Parr on the Southport War Memorial[/caption]
[pic]imgs/sppics/G_Parr_KRRC.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Lance Corporal George Parr on the Thiepval Memorial
(Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
