Memorial details

Memorial type
Flag or banner
District
East Yorkshire
Town
Wansford
County
Humberside
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
83677

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Current location

St Marys Church
1 Nafferton Road
Wansford
East Yorkshire
Humberside
YO25 8NR
England

OS Grid Ref: TA 06212 56654
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Folded and framed Union Flag with small dedication plaque below
Inscription
THIS UNION FLAG DRESSED THE COFFIN OF PTE HENRY PARKER, 1893 - 1916, 5TH BATTALION/ YORKSHIRE REGIMENT, WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION AT THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME./ PTE PARKER, OF THE SQUARE, WANSFORD WAS BURIED WITH FULL MILITARY/ HONOURS AT THE WARLENCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY, FRANCE, IN MAY 2017.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Parker, Henry
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, Forename, Surname, Details of Death and Burial
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Flag
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Synthetic Material
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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