210704 Dvr. Francis Joseph Parkes British Army 108th Brigade Royal Field Artillery from:Ewhurst, Surrey Frank Parkes, 178141, Royal Field Artillery was bornin Ewhurst in 1897. Son of Alfred & Alice Parkes. He was a member of Ewhurst Scout Troop 1912 and was working as a gardener when he was called up & enlisted, aged 19, at No 4 RFA Depot, Woolwich on 13/10/1916. His address was Farthingham, Ewhurst, Surrey. Frank was posted to France with the BEF on 01/09/1917 and joined 108th Brigade RFA on 27/10/1917, then transferred to 'B' Battery, 291st Brigade RFA, 58th (London) Division on 14/06/1918, before returning to 108th Bde on 09/03/1919 to serve in Germany as of 14/04/1919. He went on to serve with 'A' Battery, 74th Bde (14/04/1919) and 'A' Battery, 51st Bde RFA (07/11/1919) before he returned to the UK on 19/02/1920 and transferred to Z Class Reserve on 20/02/1920 for demobilisation. (source Service Records Online & Medal Record Card) These were Howitzer Brigades.
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