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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  25 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
10577 BISHOP, Laura1912ENG,    , Cardiff Jul 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
7264 BULGER, Redmond W J1911ENG,    , Cardiff Sep 1929 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
5003 COLLINGDON, Ellen1916WAL,    , Cardiff Sep 1930 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Barnardos  
11332 COSE, Gideon1883WAL,    , Cardiff Jul 1895 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
5004 COUSINS, Edward1916WAL,    , Cardiff Sep 1930 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Barnardos  
13841 COVE, Horace1896WAL,    , Cardiff Mar 1910 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
3335 DOHERTY, Daniel Joseph1894WAL,    , Cardiff May 1910 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
7276 ERICKSON, Reuben1912WAL,    , Cardiff Sep 1929 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
10128 GOMER, Margaret1874WAL,    , Cardiff Apr 1891 : Parisian CAN Maria Rye  
8201 GRIFFITHS, John A C1913WAL,    , Cardiff Sep 1928 : Antonia CAN National Childrens Home  
7278 HARRINGTON, Thomas Albert1914WAL,    , Cardiff Sep 1929 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
5174 HAYES, George1918WAL,    , Cardiff Mar 1932 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
13832 JANCEY, Harold Jack1901ENG,    , Cardiff Oct 1911 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
13833 JANCEY, Victor George1903ENG,    , Cardiff Oct 1911 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
7875 KEMBLE, Garratt1915WAL,    , Cardiff May 1931 : Laurentic CAN Nova Scotia Government Party  
12829 LOCATELLI, Josephine1896ENG,    , Cardiff Jun 1909 : Corsican CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
4680 MILLS, Alfred George Fowler1911WAL,    , Cardiff Apr 1923 : Melita CAN Barnardos  
23489 PARR, James Phillip1893WAL, GLA, Cardiff Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
11484 PRANCE, Bert1915WAL, GLA, Cardiff Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Cossar (George Carter)  
7291 SULLIVAN, John Patrick1915WAL,    , Cardiff Sep 1929 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
13297 TARR, Albert B1895WAL,    , Cardiff Jun 1909 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
11590 THOMAS, George Llewellyn1909WAL, GLA, Cardiff Jun 1920 : Scotian CAN Barnardos Woodsblack  
5903 TORRINGTON, William Frederick1893WAL,    , Cardiff May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
15846 VENN, Thomas Edward1899WAL,    , Cardiff Jul 1907 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
2980 WHISTLER, Dorothy Elizabeth1895WAL, GLA, Cardiff May 1911 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays