Ned Parfett
Edward John "Ned" Parfett was a newsboy who is known for handing out newspapers about the sinking of the RMS Titanic.[1][2][3]
Biography[edit]
Ned Parfett was born on July 21, 1896. At the age of 16, he sold newspapers about the sinking of the RMS Titanic.[2] He died on October 29, 1918, at the age of 22, while serving for the British army, in France.[4]
Parfett's service during World War One was in the Royal Artillery.[1] At the end of March, 1918, when Parfett's battery was stationed near Arras, France, their section of the front came under a poison gas attack. His battery was the only battery in their brigade that had a view of the advancing Germans. Due to a breakdown of the Brigades's communication system, none of the other batteries were able to engage in remote fire. Fire from Parfett's battery played a role in stopping the German advance that triggered Parfett being mentioned in dispatches, on April 7, 1918. Referring to Parfett Field Marshal Douglas Haig wrote:
- "The Devotion to duty and good work which has won you this honour does you great credit, and your example is of the greatest value, not only to your battery, but also to the whold of the Royal Artillery."[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2
Richard Van Emden, Vic Piuk (2010). Famous: 1914-1918. Pen and Sword. pp. 9, 225–238, 247. ISBN 9781844688241. Retrieved 2017-11-01. Search this book on
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Edward John "Ned" Parfett (1896 - 1918) - Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com.
- ↑ "Sad fate that lay ahead of the Titanic newspaper boy". The Times. April 7, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- ↑ Archives, The National. "Africa through a lens - The National Archives". www.nationalarchives.gov.uk.
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