Lt Col Stanley Ernest Parkhouse, OBE, MID

[clarke]

G'Day,

Just wondering if anyone has any information on Lt Col Stanley Ernest Parkhouse, OBE, MID. RE. I recently became the carer of his service medals and have started researching his service.

I have only recently started researching British records and I'm in no-way an expert and could do with some help. So far I've managed to get his 'medal card' and also the information that his OBE was awarded for Salonika. Apart from that I'm still at the early stages of research.

Any help would be gratefully recieved, cheers Clarke

[River97]

Clarke, the following from the London Gazette

Date: 14 December 1915 Issue number: 29403 Page number: 12534 The undermentioned temporary Second Lieutenants to be temporary Lieutenants: — S. E. Parkhouse. Dated 26th November, 1915.

Date: 21 January 1919 Issue number: 31137 Page number: 1133 The undermentioned temp. Lts. to be temp. Capts., and to retain their actg. rank where specified. 1st Oct. 1918:— (Temp. Maj.) S. E. Parkhouse, and to retain his temp, rank and Staff appt.

Date: 9 July 1920 Issue number: 31976 Page number: 7432 Temp. Oapt. S. E. Parkhouse, O.B.E., 7th Dec. 1919, and is granited the rank of Lt.-Col.

There's a couple more but nothing along the lines of a citation or the likes.

Cheers Andy.

[rflory]

Lt. Col. Stanley Ernest Parkhouse

Spent a lifetime in railway service first with the Great Western Railway and as one of the leading administrators of the British Railways under Sir Brian Robertson

Lt Col in RE during the Great War

OBE (London Gazette, 7 Jan 1919 'for services rendered in connection with military operations in Salonika."

Died on 27 June 1960 (obituary in The Times 4 Jul 60, page 18 and 8 Jul 60, page 15).

Regards, Dick Flory

[clarke]

Thanks for the replies,

A lot of information that I hadn't picked up on and its those clues that keeps you going.

I'll put a search through google to see if I can get a photo linking him with the Great Western Railway and as one of the leading administrators of the British Railways. Ha

Cheers Clarke

[peterhodgkinson]

The Nov 1918 Army List has, under Commands and Staff

Parkhouse Temp Lt (temp Maj 25 Feb 18) SE, RE Deputy Assistant Director of Railway Traffic (Class BB) 8/3/1917.

Peter