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Certificate of congratulations on the award of Military Medal for James Parnell

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AuthorRawlinson, General Sir H.L.
SubjectParnell, James
TitleCertificate of congratulations on the award of Military Medal for James Parnell
NotesCertificate signed by General Sir H.L. Rawlinson.

Part of a collection relating to James (Jimmy) Arthur Parnell. He had a tough life as a child. One of two children whose parents had both died by the time he was 14 years old. He looked after his sister, and to earn more for them he joined-up at the age of 16 (two years under age) - private, 39503, East Yorkshire regiment and then transferred in to the West Yorkshire regiment. He won the Military Medal in March 1918 during the Allied retreat - wounded - he lost two fingers from his right hand.
Item Date13th June 1918
Creation placeUnknown
File typeImage
Item sourceLeaf
Item mediumPaper
ContentOfficial document
CataloguerAdmin
FilenameGWA_5088_hull0002.jpg
CopyrightThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
Digital repositoryThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford
Contributor NameAlun Edwards (Ferrens Art Gallery, Hull submissions day 31st May 2008)
Contributed on the behalf ofJoyce Hunt
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/5569