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World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment
Pte. Henry Parnell
British Army 3rd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment
from:Coleshill
(d.18th October 1918)
Henry Parnell was born in 1882 in Withybrook, Warwickshire. He was the 9th of 10 children born to William Parnell and Elizabeth Herbert. Before the outbreak of war he married Elizabeth Steane in Coventry in 1912 and they had a daughter, Doris May, on 16th of April 1913. On the 6th of September 1914 their son Harry Victor was born and another boy Frederick was born in 1916. Unfortunately he died at 20 months of age.
The Coventry Evening Telegraph reported on the 6th of November 1918
Mrs H. Parnell, of 14 Station Street West, Coventry, has received notification of the death of her husband, Private Henry Parnell, of the Worcestershire Regt., who was killed in France on October 18th by a sniper, while on patrol after an enemy position. He was 35 years of age, and formerly worked at Messrs Courtauld's. Deceased leaves a widow and 2 children. In conveying the sad news his platoon officer writes: He was liked by everyone in the platoon, myself included, and it was just for the reason he was so reliable and volunteered for this patrol that he was sent. I deeply sympathise with you on behalf of everyone in the platoon, amongst whom he was a favourite.
Henry is buried in Romeries Communal Cemetery Extension.
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