Searching for War records and information on James Cecil Parke

JamesCParke

Hello all i am new to researching the histories of peoples lives and was wondering if anyone had any information on how i could find such info. I did look on both Ancestry and the national archives however i would like to avoid paying subscriptions if possible. Would anyone here have access to such sites and be willing to look ?

Thanks.

odds_on

JamesCParke wrote: »

Hello all i am new to researching the histories of peoples lives and was wondering if anyone had any information on how i could find such info. I did look on both Ancestry and the national archives however i would like to avoid paying subscriptions if possible. Would anyone here have access to such sites and be willing to look ?
Some idea of dates and places would be very helpful.....
Thanks.

This James Cecil Parke? ......
James Cecil Parke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cecil_Parke‎
James Cecil Parke (26 July 1881 – 27 February 1946) was an Irish rugby player, tennis player, golfer and Olympic medallist. Parke was born in Clones,

JamesCParke

yes thats him i know he served with the Leinster regiment and was commissioned in Sept 1914 as a captain.

odds_on

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Dublin/Fitzwilliam/Harcourt_Street/1306571/

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=635872.0

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/details/C1066436?descriptiontype=Full&ref=WO+339/12507

http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29696/supplements/7755/page.pdf
Essex Regt.
Capt. James Cecil Parke, from a Service
Bn., Leinster Eegt., to be Capt. (temp.),
with precedence as from 29th Jan. 1915. 6th
Aug. 1916\

JamesCParke

Thanks very much for your help, i had previously come across the first three sites with regards to information on Parke however the third is new. Hopefully i may be able to get some more help from others with regards to finding out as much as is possible about his service record and life etc

Ponster

JamesCParke wrote: »

Hopefully i may be able to get some more help from others with regards to finding out as much as is possible about his service record and life etc

Unfortunately if you aren't willing to pay then you won't find much. The major subscription sites usually offer a 14 day free trial though which should be loads of time to find him.

JamesCParke

Ok Thanks i might try that

JamesCParke

Would anyone know where to get a picture of him in uniform if possible ? Or be able to see if he wrote letters home etc ?

Ponster

JamesCParke wrote: »

Would anyone know where to get a picture of him in uniform if possible ? Or be able to see if he wrote letters home etc ?

You'd have to contact Kew or possible go there or have someone else go there to check for photos (thoughj unlikely that they'd have much in the way of photos IMO)

If he wrote letters home then the only people who would know are those that received the letters (unless someone has already collected and published them I guess)

JamesCParke

Ok Thanks Alot for your help.