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JOHN AUBREY PARKE

Died : 28 Sep 1915
Rank : Lieutenant
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Surname: PARKE
Forename: JOHN AUBREY
Initials: J A
Date of Birth 06 Oct 1892
Place of BirthHenbury House, Sturminster Marshall
Place of Birth SourceParish Registers
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Schools attended Durnford School, Langton Matravers Winchester College 1906-11 Oriel College, Oxford 1911
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Family (parents and grandparents)Son of Laurence and Evelyn Jane (nee Lees) Parke
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NotesBrother of Walter Evelyn Parke who also died Oct 1914. A 3rd brother - Laurence survived the war and served in the Home Guard during WWII
Regiment at call-upRifle Brigade
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Rank at call-upSecond Lieutenant
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Age at death23
Date of death 28 Sep 1915
Regiment at deathDurham Light Infantry
Battalion at death9th Bn.
Rank at deathLieutenant
Circumstances of deathDied at the Battle of Loos
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Place of death
Location of graveMenin Gate
PositionPanel 36 & 38
Other memorialsBrass plaque in St Mary's, Sturminster Marshall St Nicholas, Moreton Durnford School memorial in St George's, Langton Matravers
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