2327997 Sgt. Eric A. Parker
* Royal Signals. Served with B.E.F. and PIA force, Eric was captured and incarcerated as P O W in Italy. He escaped at the capitulation, and was on the run for some time with a pal who had a broken arm. He was sheltered by an Italian family - Iattici Alberto, Via Bellessere, 27 42035 Castelnovo ne' Monti, Regio Emilia, Italy. He was recaptured and killed at L'Aquila railway station 8 December 1943, by allied bombing.
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