George Parmiter

Rank: 
Private
Regimental number: 
540049
Unit at enlistment: 
4th Divisional Cyclists
Force: 
C.E.F.
Volunteered or conscripted: 
Volunteered
Survived the war: 
No
Date of death: 
November 11th, 1916
Cemetery: 
Vimy Memorial - Pas de Calais, France
Commemorated at: 
Massey-Harris Memorial Plaque (Toronto)
Birth country: 
England
Birth county: 
Greater London
Birth city: 
London
Address at enlistment: 
43 Colborne Street, Brantford, Ontario
Next of kin address: 
18 Down Road, Clapton, London, England
Trade or calling: 
Farmer
Employer: 
Massey-Harris Co.
Religious denominations: 
Church of England
Marital status: 
Single
Age at enlistment: 
22

Letters and documents

Circumstances of Casualty: Died of Wounds. He took part with his Company in an attack on Regina Trench, Courcelette, on the night of November 11th, 1916, and while helping a wounded comrade back to our lines he was wounded by an enemy rifle bullet and died shortly afterwards.

BX December 8, 1916

Private G. Parmiter Died of Wounds – Notification Came From His Sister in England to Former Landlady

Word has just been received in the city that Private George Parmiter died in an English hospital on November 11, from wounds received in action. His next of kin, his sister who is in London, England, received the notification of his death and she wrote to Miss Emily Hasterburg, 43 Colborne Street, where Pte. Parmiter resided before enlisting. Private Parmiter formerly worked at the Massey Harris factory. He was 21 years of age and single. Before war broke out, he was a member of the 38th “Duffs” and went from here to London, where he enlisted with the 33rd Battalion.