Death certificate of James Arthur Parnell
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| Subject | Parnell, James |
|---|---|
| Title | Death certificate of James Arthur Parnell |
| Notes | 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 Date | 28th March 1896 |
| Creation place | Hull |
| File type | Image |
| Item source | Leaf |
| Item medium | Paper |
| Content | Official document |
| Cataloguer | Admin |
| Filename | GWA_5089_hull0003.jpg |
| Copyright | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor |
| Digital repository | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford |
| Contributor Name | Alun Edwards (Ferrens Art Gallery, Hull submissions day 31st May 2008) |
| Contributed on the behalf of | Joyce Hunt |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/5570 |
