Francis Joseph Parkes
The name Francis Joseph Parkes is not the first name listed on the monument.
The monument is in St Mary the Virgin church burial ground, Holmbury St Mary, Surrey, England.
There are 61 other graves within this cemetery that are listed within the GPR database.
Francis Joseph Parkes was buried in 1970. The actual date of death is not currently recorded on the GPR database but it may be on the grave monument photograph.
Francis Joseph Parkes age is given as 72.
Francis Joseph Parkes calculated year of birth is 1898.
Francis Joseph Parkes is listed on the GPR grave numbered 63957.
Francis Joseph Parkes is listed as the relationship not given of Ivy Lucy Parkes on the grave monument.
Francis Joseph Parkes has the record number 131810 within the GPR person name database table.
There is one image available for the monument listing Francis Joseph Parkes (see grave detail page).
The follow note is stored against Francis Joseph Parkes record:
Frank Parkes. 178141, Royal Field Artillery. Born Ewhurst 1897. Son of Alfred & Alice Parkes. Member of Ewhurst Scout Troop 1912 (see photo). Gardener. Called up & enlisted, aged 19, at No 4 RFA Depot, Woolwich on 13/10/1916. Address, Farthingham, Ewhurst, Surrey. Posted to France with the BEF on 01/09/1917. Joined 108th Brigade RFA on 27/10/1917, then transferred to 'B' Battery, 291st Brigade RFA, 58th (London) Division on 14/06/1918, before returning to 108th Bde on 09/03/1919 to serve in Germany as of 14/04/1919. He went on to serve with 'A' Battery, 74th Bde (14/04/1919) and 'A' Battery, 51st Bde RFA (07/11/1919) before he returned to the UK on 19/02/1920 and transferred to Z Class Reserve on 20/02/1920 for demobilisation. Awarded BWM (British War Medal) & VM (Victory Medal). (source Service Records Online & Medal Record Card) These were Howitzer Brigades.