Parker, Samuel Rutherford
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Samuel Rutherford |
Surname | Parker |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Lt.-Col. Samuel R. Parker, M.C., and Elizabeth Riddell Parker, of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DT524 |
Markings | -C20 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. C. Row B. Grave 17. |
Epitaph | AND FEEL THE PROMISE IS NOT VAIN THAT MORN SHALL TEARLESS BE" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 222 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/132048 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 1658 HCU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Parker Island, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Island |
Memorial Text |
Location | Rural location, Skipwith Common, Riccall, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller and inscribed memorial stone |
Memorial Text | In memory of those based on Skipwith Common and Riccall RAF base and those who built the Aerodrome. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-09-1943 |
End Date | 07-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Riccall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed NNW of Howden, Yorkshire |