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John Willie Parkin

In memory of:

Private John Willie Parkin

April 28, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

405675

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

19th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

January 9, 1896
Yorkshire, England

Enlistment:

June 5, 1915
Niagara, Ontario

Son of George and Mary Parkin, of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 305 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ROTHERHAM (MOORGATE) CEMETERY
Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

I1. N.G. 17.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram April 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram April 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram May 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram May 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of John Parkin– Served with the 35th Battalion CEF. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of John Parkin – Served with the 35th Battalion CEF. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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