Pat & Corinna’s Family History - Person Sheet
Pat & Corinna’s Family History - Person Sheet
NameEdward Arthur Dymoke Parry 
Residence23 Sep 1914, Canada82
Immigration15 Jun 1949, Seattle, Washington, United States of America80
MemoPermanent Resident
Death16 Aug 1966, Southwest City, Missouri, United States of America83
BurialMaysville Cemetery, Gravette, Benton, Arkansas, United States of America83
HonorsBritish War Medal
HonorsVictory Medal
FatherArthur Norman Parry (1867-1945)
MotherMinnie Katherine Oswald Dickson (1865-1949)
Spouses
Birth19 Feb 1901, Selly Oak, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom84
Death10 May 1991, Delta, British Columbia, Canada85
Burial16 Jul 1991, Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
MemoJONES-*-13-007-0013
FatherArchibald Malcolm Clark (1866-1951)
MotherThursa Annie Bateman (1867-1936)
Marriage16 Nov 1921, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada86
Divorce27 Jun 1936, Carson City, Nevada, United States of America
ChildrenGwendolyn Bethia (1922-2012)
Military notes for Edward Arthur Dymoke Parry
Prior to 1914, served in the Somerset Light Infantry of the British Army and the 50th Regiment (Gordon Highlanders) in Canada.
Enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force at Valcartier, Quebec on 23 September 1914; assigned regimental number 28665. Served in the 16th Canadian Battalion (Canadian Scottish). Discharged 5 May 1915 at London, as he had an appointment to a temporary commission in the British Army’s The Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regiment).82
Commissioned a Second Lieutenant in The Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regiment) on 31 May 1915 and relinquished the commission on 8 March 1920. Awarded the Military Cross on 1 January 1918 (Gazetted 7 February 1918).87 Spent time with the 5th (Service) Regiment, and time in both Mesopotamia and India (unclear if this was with the 5th Wilts, as they don’t appear to have ever served in India). Military records from the UK have been ordered.
Enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force at Valcartier, Quebec on 23 September 1914; assigned regimental number 28665. Served in the 16th Canadian Battalion (Canadian Scottish). Discharged 5 May 1915 at London, as he had an appointment to a temporary commission in the British Army’s The Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regiment).82
Commissioned a Second Lieutenant in The Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regiment) on 31 May 1915 and relinquished the commission on 8 March 1920. Awarded the Military Cross on 1 January 1918 (Gazetted 7 February 1918).87 Spent time with the 5th (Service) Regiment, and time in both Mesopotamia and India (unclear if this was with the 5th Wilts, as they don’t appear to have ever served in India). Military records from the UK have been ordered.