PARRY, Lewis John

Lewis Parry was the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Parry and was born in Wolverhampton. In 1914 he was married to Sarah, later Heath of 41 Fulwood Green, Holly Hall, Dudley, and enlisted in the South Staffords. He went to the 1st Battalion on the Western Front who in 1916 were engaged in the Battle of the Somme from the first day on the 1st July when they captured Mametz. They fought later at High Wood, Ginchy and Beaumont Hamel. In 1917 they followed up the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line and were heavily engaged at Bullecourt. They were transferred to the Ypres Salient in September for the continuing Third Battle Ypres. By this time the British had progressed along the Menin Road as far as Gheluvelt and a major attack was launched on the 26th October. Enemy defence was too strong and among those killed in action was Private Lewis Parry. He was 33 years of age and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot and Brierley Hill Memorials.