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May 3, 1893
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Born at Great Bardfield Essex, England
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Nov 11, 1914
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Shown on pay sheet of the 21st
Battalion at Kingston Ontario
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Nov 13, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion at
Kingston Ontario
Ø Number 59775 (temporary number 216)
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs Elizabeth Parkins (mother) of Great Bardfield
Essex, England
Ø Previous occupation given as Farmer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Assigned to “B” Company
o Later changed to “A” Company
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Feb 21, 1915
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Admitted to Kingston hospital with Edema in
ankles (swelling, usually from fluid retention).
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Feb 26, 1915
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Discharged from hospital
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama at Montreal Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked at Devonport England and proceeded
to West Sandling Camp near Hythe, Kent, England
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Aug 7, 1915
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Admitted to Moore Barracks Hospital at
Shorncliffe with Tonsillitis
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Aug 13, 1915
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Discharged from hospital
To return in 10 days to have tonsils
removed
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Aug 23, 1915
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Admitted to Canadian Military Hospital at
Shorncliffe to have tonsils removed
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Sep 3, 1915
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Discharged from hospital
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St Seiriol at Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked at Boulogne France
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Sep 19, 1915
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Will made out leave estate to his mother,
Elizabeth Parkins, of Great Bardfield, Essex, England
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Mar 4, 1916
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Attached to 2nd Division for
traffic control police
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Nov 13, 1916
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Awarded a Good Conduct Badge
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Apr 28, 1917
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Wounded by shrapnel in right leg and admitted
to #4 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance)
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May 1, 1917
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
St Denis
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May 2, 1917
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TOS (Taken On Strength) the EORD (Eastern
Ontario Regimental Depot) while in hospital
Admitted to County of Middlesex War
Hospital at Westbury St Albans
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Aug 18, 1917
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Transferred to the Canadian Division
Convalescent Hospital at Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Aug 24, 1917
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Discharged from hospital, fit for Category
“A iii” (fit for full service after hardening by exercise)
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Nov 24, 1917
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Arrived at No 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) at Le Havre France and TOS 21st Battalion
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Nov 28, 1917
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Arrived at CC Rein C (Canadian Corps
Reinforcement Center)
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Feb 1, 1918
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Joined the 21st Battalion in the
field then attached to the 4th Canadian Trench Mortar Battery
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Mar 14, 1918
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Transferred to and TOS the 4th
Canadian Light Trench Mortar Battery
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Jul 27, 1918
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Requested a transfer back to the 21st
Battalion
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Aug 2, 1918
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Request for transfer approved
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Aug 5, 1918
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Transferred to and TOS the 21st
Battalion
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Aug 31, 1918
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Joined the 21st Battalion in the
field
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Oct 11, 1918
Killed in Action
Niagara Cemetery
Iwuy France
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Aug 12, 1920
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The 1914-15 Star medal and the Memorial Cross
sent to mother, of Little Lodge, Great Bardfield, Essex, England
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Dec 24, 1920
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Death Scroll sent to father, Mr Fred Parkins,
of Little Lodge, Great Bardfield, Essex, England
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Aug 5, 1921
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Death Plaque sent to father
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Apr 9, 1923
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British War Medal and Victory Medal sent to
mother
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Above is a family plot in the St Mary's Church Cemetery at Great
Bardfield, Essex, England. His parents, Elizabeth and Fred Parkin, are buried on the
left, while his grandfather, John Parkin, is on the right. On the base of his
grandfather's marker is the inscription shown. It reads:
Also
of his grandson
Henry John Parkin
Killed in action in France
October 11th, 1918. Aged 25 years
THY WILL BE DONE
The War Memorial in the town of Great Bardfield, Essex, England,
where Henry J Parkins' name is inscribed and remembered forever
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2010
For the 7
nights leading up to November 11, 2010, the names of all Canadian soldiers were projected
onto the Belgian War Memorial in Ypres. At
the same time, the same names were being broadcast via the internet to schools across
Belgium and Canada. The image above shows
the opening ceremonies at the Belgian War Memorial on November 4, 2010.
Below on the
left is the name of Henry Parkins being projected on that wall. Below right shows the name being broadcast to the
schools. Each name appeared for 25 seconds
and each night 9,700 names were shown.
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