Horace Parker Image

Name

Horace Parker

Born

1887-07-10

Birth Place

Elderslie Township, ON

Occupation

Locomotive Engineer

Religion

Presbyterian

Died

1918-08-11

Death Place

Amiens, France

Death

Killed in Action

Monument

1.Paisley Cenotaph 2.Palmerston Cenotaph

Cemetery

Boves East Communal Cemetery, Somme, France







Service Record 1


Highest Rank

Captain

Conflict

1850-1913

Battalion

32nd Regiment


Service Record 2


Highest Rank

Lieutenant

Conflict

1914-1918

Battalion

160th Battalion

Enlisted

London, ON

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1915-11-06

Prev Exp

32nd Regiment


Service Record 3


Highest Rank

Lieutenant

Conflict

1914-1918

Battalion

44th Battalion



Artefacts, Photographs & Resources

Visit the Online Collections of the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre through the link below, for more information and artefacts related to this soldier.


Online Collections Link




Notes

Lewis Gun Officer, Capt. In 32nd Battalion, 2 sets of Attestation Papers (1 Officer, 1 Enlisted Man)




Sources & Links

- Bruce in Khaki: A History of the Bruce Battalion
- History of the County of Bruce Vol. 2
- Library & Archives Canada
- War Graves Commission
- Book of Remembrance
- Canadian Virtual War Memorial



News Clippings


Bradley Community Centre plaque
Bradley Community Centre plaque
Walkerton Telescope, Oct. 17, 1918, p. 3
Walkerton Telescope, Oct. 17, 1918, p. 3
Walkerton Telescope, Aug. 28, 1918, p. 4
Walkerton Telescope, Aug. 28, 1918, p. 4
Paisley Advocate, Sept. 11, p. 1
Paisley Advocate, Sept. 11, p. 1
Paisley Advocate, August 21, 1918, p. 4, part 2
Paisley Advocate, August 21, 1918, p. 4, part 2
Paisley Advocate, August 21, 1918, p. 4, part 1
Paisley Advocate, August 21, 1918, p. 4, part 1