Parks, George Edwin Harold
Obituary and photo on www.memorials.inportsmouth.co.uk
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Parks |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | George Edwin Harold |
| Date of birth | 1894 |
| Place of birth | Portsea Registration District |
| Family details | Son of Dr. G.J. Parks and Mrs Parks of 29, Malvern Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, husband of Winifred Parks |
| Previous education | Southern Grammar School, Portsmouth |
| College | King's College London and/or King's College London Hospital |
| Dates at college | 1913-1914 |
| Dept / course | Faculty of Laws |
| Military unit | Manchester Regiment, 12th (Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry) Bn. |
| War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
| Campaigns | France & Flanders, June to Aug.1916 (wounded and invalided) and 1917 to Oct. 1918. |
| Date of death | 12/10/1918 |
| Age at death | 24 |
| Rank at death | Lieutenant |
| Place of death | Neuvilly |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
| Burial place | Montigny Communal Cemetery, Nord |
| Commemoration(s) | King's College Chapel; (former) Southern Grammar School, Portsmouth; Havant Memorial Cross |
| Notes | Lieutenant * General List attached Manchester Regiment * King's College * son of Dr. G. J. Parks of Havant * killed in action leading an attack across the River Selle against a strong enemy position at Neuvilly near Le Cateau on 12th October 1918 * buried at Montigny. Roll of the Fallen, University of London OTC |
| Sources | King’s College Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; London University O.T.C. 1914-1919 |