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Record #23489
Name :
: James Phillip PARR (1893 - 1916)
  aka : Private Parr, Philip


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 14 Aug 1893

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 1 Oct 1916   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthWales, Glamorgan, Cardiff
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Somme, Courcelette
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 18 Mar 1910
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Tunisian

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardo Homes

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private James Philip Parr. The name 'Philip' is spelled with one and two ll's on different records. Listed among those on Barnardo Homes 'Faithful Unto Death' report of the 677 boys who gave their lives in World War One.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: James Philip Parr
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1893
Registration District: Cardiff
Inferred County: Glamorgan
Volume: 11a
Page: 263

1901 Welsh Census records place Sarah A and James Parr in Roath, Glamorgan, Wales. In residence are their children George T (19), Walter F (13), Edith M (11), Lora B (8), Lilian S (5), Albert J (2), Violet O M (8 months) and James P (7). James was a Railway Wagon Works Store Keeper by trade.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: PARR
Given Name: James P
Age: 16
Sex: M
Ship: Tunisian
Year of Arrival: 1910
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1910-03-10
Arrival Port: Halifax
Arrival Date: 1910-03-18
Party: Barnardo Homes
Comments: To Toronto & Peterborough, Ont.
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1b
Microfilm: T-4736
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Attestation appers were signed 15 Mar 1915 in Ottawa, Ontario. James Phillip Parr was born 14 Aug 1893 in Cardiff, South Wales. His Next of Kin was his Father, James Phillip Parr, of 72 Diamond Street, Cardiff, South Wales. 5'4" in height with hazel eyes and fair hair. His religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he was Killed in Action, hit by enemy shell fire while at the 'K' dump south of Courcelette, Somme, Picardie, France. His Next of Kin was James P Parr of 72 Diamond Street, Cardiff, Wales. He was buried in Tincourt New British Cemetery, Tincourt-Boucly, Somme, Picardie, France. Plot: VI. E. 17.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56572862 
ContributorsCreated : 2014-01-09 15:02:23 / From original database

Last Updated : 2014-01-09 15:02:59 /

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Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  28 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
13096 ALLEN, Ernest John1894WAL, GLA, Pontypridd Aug 1909 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
15290 ASHWORTH, William John1880WAL, GLA, Swansea Jul 1892 : Mongolian CAN Barnardos  
16315 BENTALL, Lila Rosanna1874WAL, GLA, Merthyr Tydfil  Jul 1886 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
4182 BERRYMAN, Jonas Francis1896WAL, GLA, Abercanaid Apr 1910 : Corsican CAN Waifs & Strays  
16711 BLEWITT, Annie1898WAL, GLA, Ynyshir Oct 1911 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
12971 BROOKLYN, Edith1898WAL, GLA, Bridgend Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
5443 CLARIDGE, Horace1911WAL, GLA, Pontypridd May 1922 : Orsova AUS Fairbridge Homes  
16363 COLE, Sidney John1914WAL, GLA, Swansea Jun 1929 : Ascania CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
25626 CUNDY, George William1911WAL, GLA, Swansea Feb 1924 : Euripides AUS Fairbridge Homes  
4423 DEACON, Alice1887WAL, GLA, Treharris May 1897 : State of California CAN Waifs & Strays  
4424 DEACON, Jane1885WAL, GLA, Pontymail Oct 1896 : Mongolian CAN Waifs & Strays  
26431 HOLT, Frederick Howard1906WAL, GLA, Cardiff Jul 1913 : Belgic AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26955 KEARLE, Albert Gordon1925WAL, GLA, Cardiff Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26957 LLEWELLYN, Albert William1931WAL, GLA, Cardiff Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26959 MART, Audrey Sybil1926WAL, GLA, Cardiff Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
4580 MORGAN, Gertrude D.1895WAL, GLA, Ystradyfodwg Mar 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
26358 O'CONNELL, Mary1919WAL, GLA, Cardiff Aug 1932 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26357 O'CONNELL, Patricia1921WAL, GLA, Cardiff Aug 1932 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
23489 PARR, James Phillip1893WAL, GLA, Cardiff Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
11484 PRANCE, Bert1915WAL, GLA, Cardiff Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Cossar (George Carter)  
23322 REES, Aneurin John1885WAL, GLA, Aberavon Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
26961 RICHARDSON, Cyril1925WAL, GLA, Cardiff Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26962 RICHARDSON, Vera Elizabeth1930WAL, GLA, Cardiff Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26440 ROGERS, Frank1904WAL, GLA, Swansea Jul 1913 : Belgic AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26963 SCOTT, Priscilla1926WAL, GLA, Cardiff Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
11590 THOMAS, George Llewellyn1909WAL, GLA, Cardiff Jun 1920 : Scotian CAN Barnardos Woodsblack  
12655 TUCKER, Cyril Clyde1902WAL, GLA, Bridgend Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
2980 WHISTLER, Dorothy Elizabeth1895WAL, GLA, Cardiff May 1911 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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