Inscription
In
Loving Memory
of
MY DEAR MOTHER AND FATHER
ETHEL MARY PARKER
PASSED AWAY MARCH 6TH 1920
AGED 42 YEARS
AND
FRANK PARKER
SERGT. K.O.R. LANCS. REGT.
KILLED IN ACTION IN GREECE
JULY 16TH 1918
AGED 39 YEARS
THEY WERE TAKEN FOR SOME WISE PURPOSE
GOD ALONE KNEW BEST
UNTIL THE DAY BREAK
Further Information
Frank Parker
Son of Robert Parker and Elizabeth Parker (née Cross) of Bembridge, Isle of Wight.
Born 1879 : Whitwell, Isle of Wight.
Married : 1901, Ethel Mary Sibley, (registered Portmouth Sep qtr 1901).
Child : Violet Bessie (b. 1902, Bembridge)
The CWGC record gives Violet Parker's address as 72, Teddington Rd., Milton, Portsmouth.
Census information :
1881 : Robert and Elizabeth Parker, and their children including Frank aged 1, are at the Former Schoolhouse, Whitwell. Robert Parker is a Shepherd.
1891 : Robert and Elizabeth Parker, and their children including Frank aged 11, are at 3 Coopers Lane, Brading. Robert Parker is a Farm labourer (Shepherd).
1901 : Elizabeth Parker, widow, and her children including Frank aged 21, are at 10 Hillway, Bembridge. Frank Parker is a Gardener (Domestic).
1911 : Frank and Ethel Parker are at Aztec Cottage, Bembridge. Frank Parker is a Gardener (Domestic).
Casualty Information :
Died : 16 July 1918, aged 39.
Buried at : Karasouli Military Cemetery, Greece.
CWGC record ...
Commemorated at :
Bembridge Parish War Memorial
Bembridge : Holy Trinity Church War Memorial
Carisbrooke Castle County War Memorial Panel 10
