Raymond Henry Parker

Rank:

Lieutenant

Regimental number:

A6009

Unit at enlistment:

36th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Date of death:

November 18th, 1916

Cemetery:

Bapaume Post Military Cemetery - Somme, France - I.I.6.

Commemorated at:

I.O.O.F. Memorial Tablet and Obelisk Harmony Lodge, Sergeants Mess

Birth country:

England

Birth county:

Norfolk

Birth city:

Norwich

Address at enlistment:

9 Dublin Street, Brantford, Ontario

Next of kin address:

9 Dublin Street, Brantford, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Woodworker

Employer:

Mickle, Dyment and Co.

Religious denominations:

Church of England

Marital status:

Married

Age at enlistment:

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Circumstances of service: Killed

Circumstances of Casualty: Killed in Action. Whilst leading his platoon during an attack at Desire Trench, Courcelette, he was hit and instantly killed by enemy machine gun bullets.

BX November 25, 1916

Lieutenant Raymond Parker has Been Killed

The roll of honor, which is now growing more lengthy every day, contains the name of another Brantford officer Lieutenant Raymond H. Parker, as having been killed in action. Lieut. Parker went overseas as a sergeant with the 36th Battalion under Capt. Finley Fraser, who has since paid the supreme price. He was a member of Harmony lodge and an employee of Mickle Dyment & Co.

BC November 25, 1916

Lieutenant Raymond Parker Killed in Action – Veteran of 36th Battalion Received Promotion from the Ranks

The official casualty list this morning conveyed to Brantfordites the sad intelligence of the death in action of Lieutenant Ray H. Parker, of this city. Lieut. Parker, a man of the finest type of British heroes, left the city with the 36th reserve battalion, holding the rank of sergeant, his sterling worth and ability winning him promotion until shortly before leaving for the front he received his commission. He was married, English by birth, and a resident of Grandview, whereas everywhere else throughout the city, he was widely popular, his death at the front bringing gloom to his many friends. Lieut. Parker was a man of extensive military experience, having served for two years in the Dufferin Rifles, and for 7 years in a volunteer battalion of the Norfolk Rifles in England.