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HOME Museum & Collections Soldiers of the Regiment Sales Donations Events Contact Us REGIMENTAL HISTORY 17th Century 18th Century 19th Century 20th Century First World War Second World War Actions & Movements Battle Honours FAMILY HISTORY Resources Further Reading PHOTO GALLERY ENQUIRIES FURTHER READING LINKS © Images are copyright, Trustees of the King's Own Royal Regiment Museum. You must seek permission prior to publication of any of our images.		Soldiers of the Regiment Captain Allan Parker Allan Parker is shown as having been commissioned into the 5th Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, on 10th November 1914. He was promoted Temporary Lieutenant with the 2nd/5th Battalion of the King's Own on 17th November 1914, and later Temporary Captain with the 41st Provisional Battalion on 31st August 1915. He is shown as having been with the 41st Provisional Battalion from 15th August 1915. He died on 1st April 1917 and is shown as having been with the 12th Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment at the time. There is no record of any overseas service. Captain Parker's funeral, Wednesday 4th April 1917, outside The Chapel public house, on Market Hill, Coggeshall, Essex. Captain Allan Parker had died on 1st April, and is shown as serving with the 12th Battalion of the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment. His coffin, it is assumed, was being taken to Kelvedon, the nearest railway station, for transportation to St. John's Churchyard, Keswick. Image supplied by Coggeshall Museum, www.coggeshallmuseum.org.uk Accession Number: KO2982/01 © Images are copyright, Trustees of the King's Own Royal Regiment Museum. You must seek permission prior to publication of any of our images. Only a proportion of our collections are on display at anyone time. Certain items are on loan for display in other institutions. An appointment is required to consult any of our collections which are held in store.