Son of J. W. and Alice Parkinson, of Elder Bank, Worsley, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School.
Parkinson, James Donald –
Personal details
- Surname: Parkinson
- Forename: James Donald
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Worsley, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Worsley, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 22
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: August 31st, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Gunner
- Unit: "C" Battery, 72nd East Lancashire Brigade.
- Service number: 710507
- Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Edgeworth Camp, Cirencester, Gloucestershire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton Artillery (Nelson Square) Memorial - Bolton
- Bolton Municipal Secondary School
- Men of Worsley Memorial - Worsley
- Royal British Legion (Boothstown) WWI Memorial - Worsley
- CWGC Memorial: Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: VIII. K. 2.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 24/09/1915
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6f
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 13/09/1918 13/12/1918 27/12/1918