Henry Parry

Henry Parry was born in 1891 the son of the late William a farm labourer and Charlotte Parry née Wood of Awsworth Nottinghamshire. William Parry was born in 1859 at East Markham, he died in 1899 aged 42 yrs Charlotte Wood was born in 1870 at Radford, married on 20th October 1889 at East Markham, they had the following children, Samuel b1890, Henry b1891,William b1893 and Florence Jane b1898. Henry married Ehtel Emma Caldwell in 1910 their marriage was recorded in the Basford registration district, they lived at 4 Brook Cottages Ilkeston, they had a son Martin Lewis Parry born 25th November 1910 Commencing 21st August 1916 his widow was awarded a pension of 15 shillings a week. His widow Ethel married on 31st December 1917 Jesse Rickard Brookes a serving soldier with the South Staffordshire Regiment, they lived at 26 Midland Road Heanor Derbyshire.

He was a coal miner loader.

Sapper Henry Parry enlisted at Ilkeston, he initially served with the service number 17697 in the Sherwood Foresters regiment, he landed in France on 3rd June 1915. He died of gas poisoning on 4th February 1916 whilst serving with the 185th Tunneling Company, Royal Engineers, he is buried in Becourt Military Cemetery 1.J.9

His brother Private Lewis Parry served with the 1st battalion Sherwood Foresters Regiment he died of wounds on 6th July 1915 and is buried at Trois Arbres Cemetery grave reference 2.Q.36