PARKER, Robert John

Rank: 
Guardsman
Unit / Base: 
6 Commando
Prior Police Service: 
Cheshire Constabulary
Regiment/Corps: 
Irish Guards
Service: 
Army
Number: 
14241686
P.O.W. number: 
27656
Born: 
Thursday, October 4, 1917
Birthplace: 
Northwich, Cheshire
Died: 
1989
Place died: 
Stockport, Cheshire

Guardsman Robert Parker was reported missing 26 February 1943 during operations in North Africa (Battle for Steamroller Farm) and later found to be a prisoner of war. Robert Parker was a Cheshire Constabulary Police Officer who volunteered for the Commandos in 1942 as part of the Police Intakes to the Commando Depot ( Commando Basic Training Centre), Achnacarry.

Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/59.
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/1.
German Record Cards of British POWs / National Archives file WO416/282/46.
Tony Moore, FRHistS and Police Historian.
 
Additional content: 

Ask Questions / Add Information / Add Photos

Use the Archive Forum for research enquiries, or to add information or photos. [register now]
Read some frequently asked questions here [FAQ's].
Contact the Archive via the [contact form].
 
All content is researched and administered by the Commando Veterans Archive.