Only son of Joseph and Mary Ann Parkinson, of 72, Chorley Old Road, Bolton, Lancashire, and formerly of 43, Burnham Avenue, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Grammar School (1906-1911). An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School. Formerly Private 2425, 1st/5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Wounded in the head on 15/05/1915, rejoining his Regiment in December 1915. Commissioned September 1916 to the Manchesters.
Parkinson, Alfred –
Personal details
- Surname: Parkinson
- Forename: Alfred
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 23
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: May 12th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Captain
- Unit: 21st (6th City) (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: Manchester Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: M.C.
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Grand Division of the Order of the Sons of Temperance Memorial - Bolton Town Hall
- Bolton Municipal Secondary School
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- St. Mark's C.E. Church - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: H.A.C. Cemetery, Ecoust-St. Mein, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: IV. K. 2.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 24/12/1914 25/08/1916 20/04/1917 25/05/1917 25/05/1917 07/12/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7c/d 6b 6e* 4g 6c* S8*
- Bolton Chronicle: 03/08/1917