Newspaper articles about James Parnell
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Newspaper articles about James Parnell
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Subject |
Parnell, James
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Notes |
Two newspaper articles. One about Parnell's award of the Military Medal. The other about his retirement in 1970 as Hull Docks District Officer.
Part of a collection relating to James (Jimmy) Arthur Parnell 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 |
1918 - 1970
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Creation place |
France
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Cataloguer |
Admin
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Filename |
GWA_5081_hull0001.jpg
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Copyright |
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
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Digital repository | |
Contributor name |
Alun Edwards (Ferrens Art Gallery, Hull submissions day 31st May 2008)
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Contributed on the behalf of |
Joyce Hunt
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Collection
Citation
“Newspaper articles about James Parnell,” The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed May 1, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/5562.
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