History while in the forces
01 Dec 1915: enlisted in 6th Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment. Concession granted to remain at Bank until 15 Jan 191617 Jan 1916: commenced training at Blackpool
21 May 1916: now at camp at Oswestry
14 Jul 1916: went to France
02 Aug 1916: attached to 11th Entrenching Battalion British Expeditionary Force
06 Aug 1916: transfer to 17th Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps
16 Aug 1916: attached to 254th Tunnelling Company Royal Engineers
16 Sep 1916: returned to 17th Battalion Liverpool Regiment
10 Oct 1916-11 Oct 1916: twice wounded in right arm near Le Sais
17 Oct 1916: arrived at Chichester Hospital. Operation on arm
- Surname
- Parry
- Forename
- Ernest William
- Service number
- 51625
- Rating or rank
- Private
- Decorations
- Mention in Despatches
- Regiment or Other Unit
- 17th Battalion King's (Liverpool) Regiment
- Branch
- Sefton Park, Liverpool
- Date of Birth
- 02 Feb 1897
- Date of birth
- 1897
- Date of Entering Bank's Service
- 28 Jul 1913
- Date of Joining HM Forces
- 01 Dec 1915