PARKER, James Frankland
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Rank:
Private
Unit / Base:
5 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Border Regiment
Service:
Army
Number:
3603237
Died :
Friday, May 14, 1943
Died on war service
Age:
23
Cemetery/Memorial:
Private James Parker was mortally wounded by a premature explosion of a no.68 grenade on field firing exercise at Cheverton Down, nr Ventnor on the Isle of Wight. The Coroner later recorded a verdict of accidental death. Son of Joseph William and Margaret Ellen Parker.
Private Parker, Captain John Peebles M.C., Rifleman Tommy Pollock, and 2 other ORs, were all admitted to Parkhurst Military Hospital, Newport, as a result of this accident. Captain Peebles MC died of his injuries on the 11th June, almost 4 weeks after the death of Private Parker.
Sources CWGC. Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/61. 5 Cdo War Diary 14th May 1943 ref WO218/53 (National Archives). 5 Cdo War Diary for June 1943 and CVA Forum message 3108. Coroner's Expense Book AC2007/15/1, Isle of Wight Record Office / Inquest 47/1943 held 17/05/1943 at The Library, Parkhurst Barracks. Archive entry for Captain Peebles MC.Primary Roll of Honour:
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