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


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

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
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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
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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  4 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
12730 PARR, Frank1896ENG,     Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
24852 PARR, James1893 Nov 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
23489 PARR, James Phillip1893WAL, GLA, Cardiff Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
18034 PARR, William1884ENG,     Oct 1896 : Scotsman CAN Barnardos