Private 49728, 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment Died 24/04/1918. Age 18.

 

The youngest son of Henry Parker and Rosina nee Crick of The Hollies, Croutel Road, Felixstowe. Victor was born in Felixstowe (at the time of his birth a large part of the town from Hamilton Road to Maybush Lane was listed as part of Walton); his father was a master builder. 

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The 7th Battalion were at First Battles Of The Somme - Villers-Bretonneux - 24/04/1918 where the German Artillery bombarded the offensive line, by holding off on a counter-attack  the Allies managed to surround the German position. By dawn 25/04/1918 only German dead, wounded or cut off remained.  Victor was initially reported wounded, then wounded & missing before being confirmed as died of his wounds on April 24, 1918, aged 18. He has no known grave and he is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial.

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Victor is also remembered on the Northgate High School War Memorial – formerly Ipswich Grammar School for Boys, on the St Peter and St Paul WW1 Memorial and Felixstowe Seafront Memorial.