Forgotten War Graves Remembered 2

June 2013 is dry, warm and sunny which is about time; certainly better than the deluge we suffered at this time last year. Not that that matters too much to these four chaps. All four of them wiped out in their early twenties in wars that were not of their making. As before I feel strongly that their deaths should never be forgotten.

First Name: RUSSELL

Surname: CLARK

Rank: Flight Sergeant (Air Bomber)

Service Number: 1163470

Corps: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Age: 21

Date of Death: 01/06/1944

Campaign Medals: 1939-45 War Medal, 1939-45 Star

Family Information: SON OF HARRY AND HILDA CLARK, OF ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM

First Name ERNEST

Surname: PARROTT

Rank: Sapper

Service Number:1877877

Regiment: Royal Engineers

Date of Death: 03/06/1940

Campaign Medals: 1939-45 War Medal, 1939-45 Star

First Name RPW

Surname: BINIT

Rank: Private

Service Number: 511?

Regiment: Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Date of Death: 04/06/1940

Campaign Medals: 1939-45 War Medal, 1939-45 Star

First Name: HARRY

Surname: WOODWARD

Rank: Lance Corporal

Service Number 14/723

Regiment: Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Additional Regiment Info: 14th Battalion

Age: 23

Date of Death: 06/06/1917

Campaign Medals: Victory Medal, British War Medal

Family Information: SON OF SAM AND ELIZA WOODWARD, 

266 HIGHBRIDGE RD., WYLDE GREEN, BIRMINGHAM.

Battalion Information:

14th (Service) Battalion (1st Birmingham) (New Army)

September 1914: Battalion formed at Birmingham by the Lord Mayor and a local committee.

26 June 1915: they became attached to 95th Brigade, 32nd Division.

21 November 1915: landed at Boulogne.

28 December 1915: Battalion were transferred to 13th Brigade, 5th Division.

November 1917: moved onto Italy with the Division.

April 1918: they returned to France.

5 October 1918: then became Pioneer Battalion to same Division.

All the best.