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Aged 35 years
Died 16th February 1917
Buried at Irchester Cemetery
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Born at Irchester. He enlisted in the RAMC on 30 October 1915, having been a member of the St John Ambulance in Irchester. He was discharged on January 14th 1917. His service record shows his application for a War Badge, saying he had contracted pleurisy while on service, and was now suffering from phythsis [tuberculosis]. He received his badge on February 27 1917, and was buried in Irchester.
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The Argus, 23rd February 1917, transcribed by Kay Collins
Obituary—We regret to report the death of Mr. John Wm. Parbery, which occurred at the residence of his sister in Thrift-street on Friday morning. At one period Mr. Parbery was the village postman and correspondent to this journal, which duties he continued to carry out until he went to Canada several years ago. At the beginning of the war he came home and joined the Army Medical Corps, and whilst on that duty contracted pneumonia and was invalided out of the Army. For a time he was manager of the Raunds Coffee Tavern, but later returned to Irchester, and passed away as stated above. He leaves a widow and one child.
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Rushden Echo, 23rd February 1917, transcribed by Kay Collins
The Death of Mr John William Parbery, of Irchester, for some time local correspondent to the “Rushden Echo”, occurred on Friday last at the residence of his sister, in Thrift-street. Mr Parbery was at one time the village postman. Several years ago he went out to Canada. At the beginning of the war he returned and joined the R.A.M.C., and whilst on that duty contracted pneumonia and was invalided out of the Army. For a time he was manager of the Raunds Coffee Tavern, but later returned to Irchester. He leaves a widow and one child.
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