Lieutenant Colonel A. Parker

Regiment: 5th Batt. Royal Irish Lancers
Date published: 22/01/1915
Killed in action: No
Information: Lieutenant Colonel A. Parker,5th (Royal Irish) Lancers, who has been mentioned in despatches. He was gazetted in 1887, became Lieutenant in 1889, Captain in 1894, Major in 1903, and Lieutenant-Colonel in 1913. Colonel Parker served in the South African campaign and took part in the defence of Ladysmith as well as the actions at Elandslaagte, Rietfontein and Lombard's Kop, which preceded the investment of Sir George White's force and the sorties from the beleaguered town. He was mentioned in despatches several times and obtained the Queen's Medal with five clasps and the King's Medal with two clasps. He was wounded early in the present war.