Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Oliver James Parkinson
In memory of:
Private Oliver James Parkinson
September 26, 1916
Military Service
467592
38
Army
Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)
10th Bn.
Additional Information
December 4, 1877
Birmingham, England
Son of George and Emma Parkinson, of Toronto, Ontario.
Commemorated on Page 145 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
COURCELETTE BRITISH CEMETERY
Somme, France
XII. E. 13.
Courcelette is a village some 10 kilometres north-east of the town of Albert, just off the D929 road to Bapaume. The Courcelette British Cemetery is approximately 1 kilometre west of the village on the south side of a track, suitable for cars, from the secondary road from Courcelette to Pozieres. The route is signposted in the village.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Memorial – Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
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Photo of OLIVER JAMES PARKINSON – Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram January 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram January 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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