Rank
Driver
Regiment
Royal Field Artillery
Date of death
1 November 1917
Age of death
21
Address
20 Hermon Hill
Wanstead
RED
E11 2AP
Address source
1911 Census
Local memorial
Cemetery / Memorial
Belgium
Biography
Albert Victor Parker was the only son of David and Ada Parker. In 1911, they were living together at 20 Hermon Hill, Wanstead. David Parker was a Police Constable for the Criminal Investigation Department, and fifteen year old Albert was working as a junior clerk for a colour manufacturers.
Albert joined the 13th Battalion Kings’ Royal Rifle Corps, but was wounded in battle, dying from his injuries on 29th July 1917. His name is recorded on the Menin Gate Memorial in Belgium.
Research by Redbridge Museum
Sources:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Ancestry.com