Born: 1895, Bradford
Died: 1 July 1916, Somme
Buried: NKG
Address: 18, Green Place, Undercliffe
Parents: Thomas & Hannah, Shulver
Spouse:
Siblings: Edith, Bertha, Annie
Occupation: Mechanic
Organisations/clubs:
Military
Rank: Pte
Medals/awards:
Rolls of Honour: Eccleshill, Park & St Luke’s; Thiepval Memorial
Children:
Regiment: West Yorkshire
Tom Parker
Tom Parker was born in 1895 in
Bradford the the youngest child of
Thomas and Hannah, nee Shulver.
The couple were originally from
Suffolk but married in Bradford in
1872.
Thomas died in 1904 and by 1911
Hannah was living at 18 Green
Place, Undercliffe with her
daughter Ethel and son Tom. She
was working as a school assistant.
Tom at 16 years of age was
working as a mechanic at a
machine works.
Tom enlisted in November 1915 as
Private 16/1258 in the 16th
Battalion of the West Yorkshire
Regiment (Prince of Wales Own).
In December 1915 his regiment set
sail for Alexandria in Egypt to
defend the Suez Canal.
In March 1916 they left Port Said
aboard HMT Briton bound for
Marseilles in France, a journey
which took 5 days. They travelled
by train to Pont Remy, a few miles
south east of Abbeville and
marched to Bertrancourt arriving
on 29 March 1916 in readiness for
the forthcoming battle of the
Somme.
At 7.30am on the 1st of July 1916
the 16th Battalion were the first in
the line to go over the top of the
trenches and Tom was killed in
action on this day. He was 21 years
of age.
He is remembered on the Thiepval
memorial along with ten other men
whose names are recorded on the St
Luke’s Church memorial and who
died on this day.
Tom left his effects to his mother
who received £2.15.8d on the 17th
of November 1916 and a War
Gratuity of £6.10.0d on the 23rd of
September 1919.
.
Researched and written by Jean
Britteon, to whom many thanks
