Lance Corporal Walter Richard Parker V.C.

Royal Marine Light Infantry

  • Born 20th September 1881, Grantham, Lincolnshire
  • Died 28th November 1936
  • Buried in Stapleford Cemetery
  • Gazetted 22nd June 1917

On the night of 30 April/1 May 1915, at Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli, Turkey, Lance-Corporal Parker, a volunteer stretcher-bearer, went out with a party of NCOs and men to take ammunition, water and medical stores to an isolated trench containing around 40 men and several wounded.

There were no communication trenches leading to the trench, and several men had already been killed in an attempt to reach it.

After crossing an area of about 400 yards, swept by machine-gun and rifle fire, Lance-Corporal Parker was alone, the rest of the party having been killed or wounded.

On his arrival, he gave assistance to the wounded and, when the trench was finally evacuated early the next morning, he helped to remove and attend the casualties.

This was despite himself being seriously wounded.

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